Which to use
“échappée” is a noun and “échappées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,543
- “échappée” frequency rank
- #38,111
- “échappées” frequency rank
- 53654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échappée | échappées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action imprudente par laquelle on s’écarte de son devoir, de sa position. | Féminin pluriel de échappé. |
Same sound, different letters: échappée vs échappées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. échappée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against échappées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - échappée / échappées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: échappée 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 1 extra letter(s) - “échappée” sits inside “échappées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échappée is recorded at frequency rank #15,543, 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 53654, this pair ranks #139,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échappée vs échappées
Shared letters: acehpé. Private to "échappée": -. Private to "échappées": s.
"échappée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "échappées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "échappée" vs "échappées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "échappée" 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 #139,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échappée" and "échappées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échappées vs échoppes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.