endommagévsendommagéesWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#12,778
“endommagé” frequency rank
#30,589
“endommagées” frequency rank
43367
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
endommagé
11 ch
endommagées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: endommagé and endommagées 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 2 extra letter(s) - “endommagé” sits inside “endommagées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43367, 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\. endommagées is at rank #30,589, 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 43367, this pair ranks #218,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of endommagé vs endommagées

Shared letters: adegmnoé. Private to "endommagé": -. Private to "endommagées": s.

"endommagé" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "endommagées" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

endommagé#12,778
endommagées#30,589

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "endommagé" and "endommagées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "endommagé" is a verb and "endommagées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "endommagé" or "endommagées"?
"endommagé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,778 in our French list, against #30,589 for "endommagées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering endommagé vs endommagées

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 “endommagées”.
  • 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