enflamméevsenflamméesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“enflammée” and “enflammées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,792
“enflammée” frequency rank
#46,142
“enflammées” frequency rank
83934
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enflammée enflammées
Definition Féminin singulier de enflammé. Féminin pluriel de enflammé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
enflammée
10 ch
enflammées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. enflammée and enflammées are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.fla.me\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enflammée” sits inside “enflammées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enflammée is recorded at frequency rank #37,792, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.fla.me\. enflammées is at rank #46,142, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.fla.me\.

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 83934, this pair ranks #13,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enflammée vs enflammées

Shared letters: aeflmné. Private to "enflammée": -. Private to "enflammées": s.

"enflammée" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVV  ·  "enflammées" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

enflammée#37,792
enflammées#46,142

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enflammée" and "enflammées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɑ̃.fla.me\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "enflammée" or "enflammées"?
"enflammée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,792 in our French list, against #46,142 for "enflammées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering enflammée vs enflammées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “enflammée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list