Which to use
“échappa” is a verb and “échappée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,111
- “échappa” frequency rank
- #15,543
- “échappée” frequency rank
- 54654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échappa | échappée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de échapper. | Action imprudente par laquelle on s’écarte de son devoir, de sa position. |
Where the eye mixes échappa and échappée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. échappa runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against échappée's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between échappa and échappée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: échappa is \e.ʃa.pa\ while échappée is \e.ʃa.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échappa is recorded at frequency rank #39,111, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʃa.pa\. échappée is at rank #15,543, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ʃa.pe\.
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 54654, this pair ranks #132,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échappa vs échappée
Shared letters: achpé. Private to "échappa": -. Private to "échappée": e.
"échappa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "échappée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "échappa" and "échappée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "échappa" vs "échappée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "échappa" and "échappée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "échappa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "échappée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échappa" and "échappée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échappa vs échoppe". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.