Which to use
“encadrées” is a verb and “encadrés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,343
- “encadrées” frequency rank
- #22,253
- “encadrés” frequency rank
- 51596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encadrées | encadrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de encadrer. | Pluriel de encadré. |
Same sound, different letters: encadrées vs encadrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. encadrées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against encadrés's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - encadrées and encadrés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: encadrées and encadrés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encadrées is recorded at frequency rank #29,343, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\. encadrés is at rank #22,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\.
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 51596, this pair ranks #153,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encadrées vs encadrés
Shared letters: acdenrsé. Private to "encadrées": -. Private to "encadrés": -.
"encadrées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "encadrés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encadrées" and "encadrés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "encadrées" vs "encadrés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "encadrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encadrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encadrées" and "encadrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encadrées vs encadrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #153,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.