Which to use
“élargi” and “élargies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,545
- “élargi” frequency rank
- #39,116
- “élargies” frequency rank
- 54661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élargi | élargies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de élargir. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de élargir. |
Same sound, different letters: élargi vs élargies
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. élargi and élargies 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 2 extra letter(s) - “élargi” sits inside “élargies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54661, 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\. élargies is at rank #39,116, 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 54661, this pair ranks #132,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élargi vs élargies
Shared letters: agilré. Private to "élargi": -. Private to "élargies": es.
"élargi" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "élargies" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC