élargivsélargieWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,545
“élargi” frequency rank
#16,516
“élargie” frequency rank
32061
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature élargi élargie
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de élargir. Participe passé féminin singulier de élargir.

Same sound, different letters: élargi vs élargie

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.

6 ch
élargi
7 ch
élargie

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. élargi and élargie are pronounced identically (\e.laʁ.ʒi\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “élargi” sits inside “élargie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

élargi is recorded at frequency rank #15,545, classified as averb, pronounced \e.laʁ.ʒi\. élargie is at rank #16,516, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.laʁ.ʒi\.

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 32061, this pair ranks #299,786 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of élargi vs élargie

Shared letters: agilré. Private to "élargi": -. Private to "élargie": e.

"élargi" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "élargie" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "élargi" and "élargie" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\e.laʁ.ʒi\), 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, "élargi" or "élargie"?
"élargi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,545 in our French list, against #16,516 for "élargie". 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