Which to use
“écoutées” and “écoutons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,822
- “écoutées” frequency rank
- #31,305
- “écoutons” frequency rank
- 76127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écoutées | écoutons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de écouter. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de écouter. |
Where the eye mixes écoutées and écoutons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. écoutées (VCVVCVVC) and écoutons (VCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: écoutées vs écoutons
A purely visual mix-up. écoutées (\e.ku.te\) and écoutons (\e.ku.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écoutées is recorded at frequency rank #44,822, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ku.te\. écoutons is at rank #31,305, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ku.tɔ̃\.
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 76127, this pair ranks #32,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of écoutées vs écoutons
Shared letters: costué. Private to "écoutées": e. Private to "écoutons": n.
"écoutées" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC · "écoutons" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écoutées" and "écoutons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "écoutées" or "écoutons" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écoutées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écoutons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écoutées" and "écoutons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écoutées vs écouteur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #32,032 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.