Which to use
“essayée” and “essayer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,789
- “essayée” frequency rank
- #963
- “essayer” frequency rank
- 40752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | essayée | essayer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de essayer. | Mettre à l’essai ; vérifier le bon fonctionnement. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set essayée and essayer apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. essayée (\e.sɛ.je\) and essayer (\e.se.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
essayée is recorded at frequency rank #39,789, classified as averb, pronounced \e.sɛ.je\. essayer is at rank #963, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.se.je\.
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 40752, this pair ranks #238,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of essayée vs essayer
Shared letters: aesy. Private to "essayée": é. Private to "essayer": r.
"essayée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVV · "essayer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- essayer ← esasyer · esayer · essaeyr · essayerr · essayre · essayyer · essyaer · sesayer
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "essayée" and "essayer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "essayée" or "essayer"?
Remembering essayée vs essayer
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 “essayée” entry
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