Which to use
“empoisonnée” is an adjective and “empoisonner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,081
- “empoisonnée” frequency rank
- #25,640
- “empoisonner” frequency rank
- 59721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empoisonnée | empoisonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de empoisonné. | Faire mourir ou essayer de faire mourir par le poison. |
Same sound, different letters: empoisonnée vs empoisonner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. empoisonnée (VCCVVCVCCVV) and empoisonner (VCCVVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - empoisonnée / empoisonner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: empoisonnée and empoisonner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.pwa.zɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empoisonnée is recorded at frequency rank #34,081, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.pwa.zɔ.ne\. empoisonner is at rank #25,640, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pwa.zɔ.ne\.
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 59721, this pair ranks #101,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empoisonnée vs empoisonner
Shared letters: eimnops. Private to "empoisonnée": é. Private to "empoisonner": r.
"empoisonnée" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVV · "empoisonner" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empoisonner ← emmpoisonner · emopisonner · empiosonner · empoiosnner · empoisnoner · empoisonenr · empoisoner · empoisonnerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empoisonnée" and "empoisonner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "empoisonnée" vs "empoisonner" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "empoisonnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empoisonner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empoisonnée" and "empoisonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empoisonnée vs emprisonne". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #101,538 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.