Which to use
“enseignent” is a verb and “enseignes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,577
- “enseignent” frequency rank
- #11,404
- “enseignes” frequency rank
- 35981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enseignent | enseignes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enseigner. | Pluriel de enseigne. |
Same sound, different letters: enseignent vs enseignes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. enseignent runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCVCC) against enseignes's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: enseignent vs enseignes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: enseignent and enseignes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.sɛɲ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enseignent is recorded at frequency rank #24,577, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.sɛɲ\. enseignes is at rank #11,404, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.sɛɲ\.
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 35981, this pair ranks #272,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enseignent vs enseignes
Shared letters: egins. Private to "enseignent": t. Private to "enseignes": -.
"enseignent" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC · "enseignes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enseignent ← enesignent · ennseignent · enseginent · enseigennt · enseiggnent · enseignennt · enseignentt · enseignetn
- enseignes ← enesignes · ennseignes · ensegines · enseigens · enseiggnes · enseigness · enseignnes · enseignse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enseignent" and "enseignes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enseignent" vs "enseignes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "enseignent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enseignes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enseignent" and "enseignes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enseignent vs éteignent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #272,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.