Which to use
“énoncés” is a noun and “étonnes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,216
- “énoncés” frequency rank
- #17,051
- “étonnes” frequency rank
- 38267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | énoncés | étonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de énoncé. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de étonner. |
Where the eye mixes énoncés and étonnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. énoncés and étonnes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between énoncés and étonnes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: énoncés is \e.nɔ̃.se\ while étonnes is \e.tɔn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
énoncés is recorded at frequency rank #21,216, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.nɔ̃.se\. étonnes is at rank #17,051, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɔn\.
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 38267, this pair ranks #256,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of énoncés vs étonnes
Shared letters: nosé. Private to "énoncés": c. Private to "étonnes": et.
"énoncés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "étonnes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "énoncés" and "étonnes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "énoncés" or "étonnes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "énoncés" and "étonnes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "énoncés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "énoncés" and "étonnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "énoncée vs énoncés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #256,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.