Which to use
“épuisée” and “épuisées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,070
- “épuisée” frequency rank
- #36,675
- “épuisées” frequency rank
- 51745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épuisée | épuisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de épuisé. | Féminin pluriel de épuisé. |
Same sound, different letters: épuisée vs épuisées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. épuisée runs 7 letters (VCVVCVV) against épuisées's 8 (VCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - épuisée / épuisées
This is the hard kind. épuisée and épuisées are pronounced identically (\e.pɥi.ze\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “épuisée” sits inside “épuisées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épuisée is recorded at frequency rank #15,070, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pɥi.ze\. épuisées is at rank #36,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.pɥi.ze\.
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 51745, this pair ranks #152,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of épuisée vs épuisées
Shared letters: eipsué. Private to "épuisée": -. Private to "épuisées": -.
"épuisée" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV · "épuisées" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "épuisée" for "épuisées" ever safe?
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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 "épuisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épuisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épuisée" and "épuisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épuisées vs épuisent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,782 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.