Which to use
“échappées” is an adjective and “échoppes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,111
- “échappées” frequency rank
- #47,112
- “échoppes” frequency rank
- 85223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échappées | échoppes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de échappé. | Pluriel de échoppe. |
Where the eye mixes échappées and échoppes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. échappées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against échoppes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between échappées and échoppes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: échappées is \e.ʃa.pe\ while échoppes is \e.ʃɔp\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85223, 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\. 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 85223, this pair ranks #11,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of échappées vs échoppes
Shared letters: cehpsé. Private to "échappées": a. Private to "échoppes": o.
"échappées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "échoppes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échappées" for "échoppes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "échappées" or "échoppes" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "échappées" 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 #11,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échappées" and "échoppes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échoppes vs échoués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,698 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.