éloignentvséloignezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,426
“éloignent” frequency rank
#43,232
“éloignez” frequency rank
66658
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature éloignent éloignez
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éloigner. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éloigner.

Where the eye mixes éloignent and éloignez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
éloignent
8 ch
éloignez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. éloignent (\e.lwaɲ\) and éloignez (\e.lwa.ɲe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

éloignent is recorded at frequency rank #23,426, classified as averb, pronounced \e.lwaɲ\. éloignez is at rank #43,232, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.lwa.ɲe\.

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 66658, this pair ranks #66,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of éloignent vs éloignez

Shared letters: egilnoé. Private to "éloignent": t. Private to "éloignez": z.

"éloignent" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCC  ·  "éloignez" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "éloignent" and "éloignez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.lwaɲ\ versus \e.lwa.ɲe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "éloignent" or "éloignez"?
"éloignent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,426 in our French list, against #43,232 for "éloignez". 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