Which to use
“échappé” is a noun and “échappées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,450
- “échappé” frequency rank
- #38,111
- “échappées” frequency rank
- 44561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échappé | échappées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fou qui a été enfermé ou qui pourrait l’être. | Féminin pluriel de échappé. |
Same sound, different letters: échappé vs échappées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. échappé runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against échappées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - échappé and échappées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: échappé and échappées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.ʃa.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “échappé” sits inside “échappées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échappé is recorded at frequency rank #6,450, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ʃa.pe\. échappées is at rank #38,111, tagged as anadj, 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 44561, this pair ranks #209,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échappé vs échappées
Shared letters: achpé. Private to "échappé": -. Private to "échappées": es.
"échappé" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "échappées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échappé" for "échappées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "échappé" or "échappées"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "échappé" / "échappées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "échappé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "échappées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échappé" and "échappées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échappées vs échoppes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #209,559 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.