Which to use
“échappées” is an adjective and “échappent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,111
- “échappées” frequency rank
- #13,299
- “échappent” frequency rank
- 51410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échappées | échappent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de échappé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de échapper. |
Where the eye mixes échappées and échappent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. échappées (VCCVCCVVC) and échappent (VCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses échappées with échappent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: échappées is \e.ʃa.pe\ while échappent is \e.ʃap\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échappées is recorded at frequency rank #38,111, classified as anadj, 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 51410, this pair ranks #155,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échappées vs échappent
Shared letters: acehpé. Private to "échappées": s. Private to "échappent": nt.
"échappées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "échappent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échappées" for "échappent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "échappées" vs "échappent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "échappées" and "échappent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "échappées" 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 #155,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échappées" and "échappent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échappées vs échoppes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.