égalementvsengagementWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: également is a adverb, engagement is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“également” is an adverb and “engagement” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#216
“également” frequency rank
#2,222
“engagement” frequency rank
2438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature également engagement
Definition Aussi. Action d’engager quelque chose ou résultat de cette action.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set également and engagement apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
également
10 ch
engagement

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: également is \e.ɡal.mɑ̃\ while engagement is \ɑ̃.ɡaʒ.mɑ̃\. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

également is recorded at frequency rank #216, classified as anadv, pronounced \e.ɡal.mɑ̃\. engagement is at rank #2,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ɡaʒ.mɑ̃\.

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 2438, this pair ranks #436,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of également vs engagement

Shared letters: aegmnt. Private to "également": . Private to "engagement": -.

"également" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC  ·  "engagement" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • engagementegnagement · enaggement · engaegment · engageemnt · engagemennt · engagementt · engagemetn · engagemment

Frequency comparison

également#216
engagement#2,222

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "également" and "engagement" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "également" is an adverb and "engagement" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "également" or "engagement"?
"également" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #216 in our French list, against #2,222 for "engagement". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering également vs engagement

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “également”; for a noun, it's “engagement”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “également” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list