échappées vs échapper, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“échappées” is an adjective and “échapper” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,111
“échappées” frequency rank: #2,975
“échapper” frequency rank: 41086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	échappées	échapper
Definition	Féminin pluriel de échappé.	Se sauver des mains de quelqu’un, d’une prison, de quelque péril, etc.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set échappées and échapper apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

échappées

8 ch

échapper

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: échappées and échapper carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.ʃa.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41086, 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\. échapper is at rank #2,975, tagged as averb, 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 41086, this pair ranks #235,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of échappées vs échapper

Shared letters: acehpé. Private to "échappées": s. Private to "échapper": r.

"échappées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "échapper" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

échappées#38,111

échapper#2,975

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "échappées" and "échapper" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "échappées" is an adjective and "échapper" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "échappées" or "échapper"?

"échapper" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,975 in our French list, against #38,111 for "échappées". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering échappées vs échapper

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “échappées”; for a verb, it's “échapper”.
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