Which to use
“échange” is a noun and “échangées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,548
- “échange” frequency rank
- #29,606
- “échangées” frequency rank
- 31154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échange | échangées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’échanger une chose contre une autre reçue en contrepartie ; troc. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de échanger. |
Where the eye mixes échange and échangées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. échange runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against échangées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between échange and échangées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: échange is \e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\ while échangées is \e.ʃɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échange is recorded at frequency rank #1,548, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\. échangées is at rank #29,606, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʃɑ̃.ʒe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31154, this pair ranks #305,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échange vs échangées
Shared letters: aceghné. Private to "échange": -. Private to "échangées": s.
"échange" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "échangées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échange" for "échangées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "échange" or "échangées"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "échange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "échangées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échange" and "échangées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échangées vs échangeurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #305,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.