Which to use
“éduque” is a verb and “éduquée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,114
- “éduque” frequency rank
- #34,364
- “éduquée” frequency rank
- 72478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éduque | éduquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éduquer. | Féminin singulier de éduqué. |
Where the eye mixes éduque and éduquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses éduque with éduquée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éduque is \e.dyk\ while éduquée is \e.dy.ke\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éduque is recorded at frequency rank #38,114, classified as averb, pronounced \e.dyk\. éduquée is at rank #34,364, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.dy.ke\.
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 72478, this pair ranks #43,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éduque vs éduquée
Shared letters: dequé. Private to "éduque": -. Private to "éduquée": -.
"éduque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "éduquée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éduque" and "éduquée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "éduque" or "éduquée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "éduque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éduquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éduque" and "éduquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éduque vs eunuque". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.