Which to use
“échappé” and “échoppes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,450
- “échappé” frequency rank
- #47,112
- “échoppes” frequency rank
- 53562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échappé | échoppes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fou qui a été enfermé ou qui pourrait l’être. | Pluriel de échoppe. |
Where the eye mixes échappé and échoppes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. échappé runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against échoppes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between échappé and échoppes
A purely visual mix-up. échappé (\e.ʃa.pe\) and échoppes (\e.ʃɔp\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53562, 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\. échoppes is at rank #47,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ʃɔp\.
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 53562, this pair ranks #139,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échappé vs échoppes
Shared letters: chpé. Private to "échappé": a. Private to "échoppes": eos.
"échappé" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "échoppes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échappé" for "échoppes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "échappé" or "échoppes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "échappé" and "échoppes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "échappé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "échoppes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échappé" and "échoppes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échoppes vs échoués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.