endommagévsendommagéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: endommagé is a verb, endommagée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“endommagé” is a verb and “endommagée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,778
“endommagé” frequency rank
#23,857
“endommagée” frequency rank
36635
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature endommagé endommagée
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe endommager. Féminin singulier de endommagé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set endommagé and endommagée apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
endommagé
10 ch
endommagée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: endommagé and endommagée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.dɔ.ma.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “endommagé” sits inside “endommagée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

endommagé is recorded at frequency rank #12,778, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.dɔ.ma.ʒe\. endommagée is at rank #23,857, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.dɔ.ma.ʒe\.

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 36635, this pair ranks #268,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of endommagé vs endommagée

Shared letters: adegmnoé. Private to "endommagé": -. Private to "endommagée": -.

"endommagé" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "endommagée" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV

Frequency comparison

endommagé#12,778
endommagée#23,857

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "endommagé" and "endommagée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "endommagé" is a verb and "endommagée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "endommagé" or "endommagée"?
"endommagé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,778 in our French list, against #23,857 for "endommagée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering endommagé vs endommagée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “endommagé”; for an adjective, it's “endommagée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “endommagé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list