Which to use
“échouent” and “échoués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,449
- “échouent” frequency rank
- #47,113
- “échoués” frequency rank
- 71562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échouent | échoués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de échouer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de échouer. |
Where the eye mixes échouent and échoués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. échouent runs 8 letters (VCCVVVCC) against échoués's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between échouent and échoués
A purely visual mix-up. échouent (\e.ʃu\) and échoués (\e.ʃwe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échouent is recorded at frequency rank #24,449, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʃu\. échoués is at rank #47,113, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʃwe\.
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 71562, this pair ranks #47,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of échouent vs échoués
Shared letters: choué. Private to "échouent": ent. Private to "échoués": s.
"échouent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC · "échoués" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "échouent" and "échoués" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "échouent" vs "échoués" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "échouent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "échoués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échouent" and "échoués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échouée vs échoués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,121 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.