Which to use
“épargnées” and “épargnez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,131
- “épargnées” frequency rank
- #48,878
- “épargnez” frequency rank
- 91009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épargnées | épargnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de épargner. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de épargner. |
Same sound, different letters: épargnées vs épargnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. épargnées runs 9 letters (VCVCCCVVC) against épargnez's 8 (VCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: épargnées vs épargnez
This is the hard kind. épargnées and épargnez are pronounced identically (\e.paʁ.ɲe\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épargnées is recorded at frequency rank #42,131, classified as averb, pronounced \e.paʁ.ɲe\. épargnez is at rank #48,878, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.paʁ.ɲe\.
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 91009, this pair ranks #4,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of épargnées vs épargnez
Shared letters: aegnpré. Private to "épargnées": s. Private to "épargnez": z.
"épargnées" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCCVVC · "épargnez" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "épargnées" and "épargnez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "épargnées" or "épargnez" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "épargnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épargnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épargnées" and "épargnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épargnent vs épargnez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.