échangéevséchangéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“échangée” and “échangées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,561
“échangée” frequency rank
#29,606
“échangées” frequency rank
70167
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature échangée échangées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de échanger. Participe passé féminin pluriel de échanger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set échangée and échangées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
échangée
9 ch
échangées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. échangée and échangées are pronounced identically (\e.ʃɑ̃.ʒe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “échangée” sits inside “échangées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

échangée is recorded at frequency rank #40,561, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʃɑ̃.ʒe\. 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 70167, this pair ranks #52,374 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of échangée vs échangées

Shared letters: aceghné. Private to "échangée": -. Private to "échangées": s.

"échangée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV  ·  "échangées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

échangée#40,561
échangées#29,606

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "échangée" and "échangées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\e.ʃɑ̃.ʒe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "échangée" or "échangées"?
"échangées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,606 in our French list, against #40,561 for "échangée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering échangée vs échangées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “échangée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list