Which to use
“enragés” is an adjective and “érigés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,245
- “enragés” frequency rank
- #37,135
- “érigés” frequency rank
- 70380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enragés | érigés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de enragé. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de ériger. |
Where the eye mixes enragés and érigés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enragés runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against érigés's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enragés vs érigés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enragés is \ɑ̃.ʁa.ʒe\ while érigés is \e.ʁi.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enragés is recorded at frequency rank #33,245, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁa.ʒe\. érigés is at rank #37,135, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʁi.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 70380, this pair ranks #51,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enragés vs érigés
Shared letters: grsé. Private to "enragés": aen. Private to "érigés": i.
"enragés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "érigés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enragés" for "érigés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enragés" vs "érigés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enragés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "érigés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enragés" and "érigés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érigés vs exigez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.