engagéesvsengagezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: engagées is a adjective, engagez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#10,697
“engagées” frequency rank
#30,590
“engagez” frequency rank
41287
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature engagées engagez
Definition Féminin pluriel de engagé. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de engager.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set engagées and engagez apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
engagées
7 ch
engagez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: engagées and engagez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.ɡa.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 41287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

engagées is recorded at frequency rank #10,697, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.ɡa.ʒe\. engagez is at rank #30,590, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ɡa.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 41287, this pair ranks #234,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of engagées vs engagez

Shared letters: aegn. Private to "engagées": . Private to "engagez": z.

"engagées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "engagez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • engagezegnagez · enaggez · engaegz · engagezz · engaggez · engagze · enggaez · enggagez

Frequency comparison

engagées#10,697
engagez#30,590

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "engagées" and "engagez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "engagées" is an adjective and "engagez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "engagées" or "engagez"?
"engagées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,697 in our French list, against #30,590 for "engagez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering engagées vs engagez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “engagées”; for a verb, it's “engagez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “engagées” 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