Which to use
“échappée” is a noun and “échappent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,543
- “échappée” frequency rank
- #13,299
- “échappent” frequency rank
- 28842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échappée | échappent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action imprudente par laquelle on s’écarte de son devoir, de sa position. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de échapper. |
Where the eye mixes échappée and échappent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. échappée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against échappent's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses échappée with échappent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: échappée is \e.ʃa.pe\ while échappent is \e.ʃap\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28842, 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\. échappent is at rank #13,299, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʃap\.
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 28842, this pair ranks #320,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échappée vs échappent
Shared letters: acehpé. Private to "échappée": -. Private to "échappent": nt.
"échappée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "échappent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échappée" for "échappent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "échappée" vs "échappent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "échappée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "échappent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échappée" and "échappent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échappée vs échoppes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #320,320 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.