Which to use
“économe” is an adjective and “économies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,820
- “économe” frequency rank
- #4,113
- “économies” frequency rank
- 28933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | économe | économies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie une personne qui évite de dépenser de l’argent inutilement. | Pluriel de économie. |
Where the eye mixes économe and économies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. économe runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against économies's 9 (VCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: économe vs économies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: économe is \e.kɔ.nɔm\ while économies is \e.kɔ.nɔ.mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 28933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
économe is recorded at frequency rank #24,820, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kɔ.nɔm\. économies is at rank #4,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.kɔ.nɔ.mi\.
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 28933, this pair ranks #319,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of économe vs économies
Shared letters: cemnoé. Private to "économe": -. Private to "économies": is.
"économe" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "économies" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "économe" and "économies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "économe" or "économies"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "économe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "économies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "économe" and "économies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "économe vs économes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #319,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.