Which to use
“énoncé” and “énoncés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,496
- “énoncé” frequency rank
- #21,216
- “énoncés” frequency rank
- 34712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | énoncé | énoncés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qu’on énonce. | Pluriel de énoncé. |
Same sound, different letters: énoncé vs énoncés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. énoncé runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against énoncés's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - énoncé and énoncés
This is the hard kind. énoncé and énoncés are pronounced identically (\e.nɔ̃.se\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “énoncé” sits inside “énoncés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
énoncé is recorded at frequency rank #13,496, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.nɔ̃.se\. énoncés is at rank #21,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.nɔ̃.se\.
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 34712, this pair ranks #281,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of énoncé vs énoncés
Shared letters: cnoé. Private to "énoncé": -. Private to "énoncés": s.
"énoncé" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "énoncés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "énoncé" and "énoncés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "énoncé" or "énoncés" show up more?
Useful next steps
"énoncé" and "énoncés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "énoncé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "énoncés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "énoncé" and "énoncés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "énoncée vs énoncés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #281,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.