égaréevségarésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“égarée” and “égarés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,213
“égarée” frequency rank
#30,874
“égarés” frequency rank
67087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature égarée égarés
Definition Féminin singulier de égaré. Masculin pluriel de égaré.

Same sound, different letters: égarée vs égarés

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.

6 ch
égarée
6 ch
égarés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. égarée and égarés are pronounced identically (\e.ɡa.ʁe\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “égarée” becomes s in “égarés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

égarée is recorded at frequency rank #36,213, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.ɡa.ʁe\. égarés is at rank #30,874, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ɡa.ʁe\.

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 67087, this pair ranks #64,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of égarée vs égarés

Shared letters: agré. Private to "égarée": e. Private to "égarés": s.

"égarée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "égarés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "égarée" and "égarés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\e.ɡa.ʁe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "égarée" or "égarés"?
"égarés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,874 in our French list, against #36,213 for "égarée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list