Which to use
“établie” is a noun and “établies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,094
- “établie” frequency rank
- #10,621
- “établies” frequency rank
- 15715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | établie | établies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Militante révolutionnaire qui s’installe comme ouvrière d'usine pour mener des luttes syndicales. | Féminin pluriel de établi. |
Same sound, different letters: établie vs établies
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. établie runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against établies's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: établie vs établies
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: établie and établies carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.ta.bli\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “établie” sits inside “établies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
établie is recorded at frequency rank #5,094, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ta.bli\. établies is at rank #10,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ta.bli\.
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 15715, this pair ranks #391,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of établie vs établies
Shared letters: abeilté. Private to "établie": -. Private to "établies": s.
"établie" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "établies" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "établie" and "établies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "établie" or "établies"?
After this comparison
"établie" and "établies" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "établie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "établies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "établie" and "établies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érables vs établies". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #391,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.