Which to use
“enchaînent” is a verb and “enchaînés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,436
- “enchaînent” frequency rank
- #36,824
- “enchaînés” frequency rank
- 57260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enchaînent | enchaînés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enchaîner. | Masculin pluriel de enchaîné. |
Where the eye mixes enchaînent and enchaînés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enchaînent runs 10 letters (VCCCVVCVCC) against enchaînés's 9 (VCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enchaînent and enchaînés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enchaînent is \ɑ̃.ʃɛn\ while enchaînés is \ɑ̃.ʃɛ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enchaînent is recorded at frequency rank #20,436, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʃɛn\. enchaînés is at rank #36,824, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʃɛ.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 57260, this pair ranks #116,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enchaînent vs enchaînés
Shared letters: acehnî. Private to "enchaînent": t. Private to "enchaînés": sé.
"enchaînent" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCVCC · "enchaînés" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enchaînent" and "enchaînés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enchaînent" vs "enchaînés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enchaînent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enchaînés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enchaînent" and "enchaînés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enchaînant vs enchaînent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #116,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.