enregistréevsenregistréesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,702
“enregistrée” frequency rank
#10,498
“enregistrées” frequency rank
19200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enregistrée enregistrées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de enregistrer. Participe passé féminin pluriel de enregistrer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set enregistrée and enregistrées apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
enregistrée
12 ch
enregistrées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. enregistrée and enregistrées are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\) and both work as averb. 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) - “enregistrée” sits inside “enregistrées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enregistrée is recorded at frequency rank #8,702, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\. enregistrées is at rank #10,498, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\.

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 19200, this pair ranks #374,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of enregistrée vs enregistrées

Shared letters: eginrsté. Private to "enregistrée": -. Private to "enregistrées": -.

"enregistrée" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVV  ·  "enregistrées" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVVC

Frequency comparison

enregistrée#8,702
enregistrées#10,498

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enregistrée" and "enregistrées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\), 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, "enregistrée" or "enregistrées"?
"enregistrée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,702 in our French list, against #10,498 for "enregistrées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering enregistrée vs enregistrées

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 “enregistrée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list