enregistréesvsenregistreurWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: enregistrées is a verb, enregistreur is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#10,498
“enregistrées” frequency rank
#28,937
“enregistreur” frequency rank
39435
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enregistrées enregistreur
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de enregistrer. Qui sert à enregistrer, en parlant d’un appareil.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set enregistrées and enregistreur apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
enregistrées
12 ch
enregistreur

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enregistrées is \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\ while enregistreur is \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁœʁ\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enregistrées is recorded at frequency rank #10,498, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\. enregistreur is at rank #28,937, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁœʁ\.

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 39435, this pair ranks #247,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enregistrées vs enregistreur

Shared letters: eginrst. Private to "enregistrées": é. Private to "enregistreur": u.

"enregistrées" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVVC  ·  "enregistreur" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enregistreurenergistreur · ennregistreur · enreggistreur · enregisrteur · enregisstreur · enregisterur · enregistreru · enregistreurr

Frequency comparison

enregistrées#10,498
enregistreur#28,937

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enregistrées" and "enregistreur" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "enregistrées" is a verb and "enregistreur" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "enregistrées" or "enregistreur"?
"enregistrées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,498 in our French list, against #28,937 for "enregistreur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering enregistrées vs enregistreur

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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