Which to use
“étalée” and “étalées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,313
- “étalée” frequency rank
- #44,277
- “étalées” frequency rank
- 75590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étalée | étalées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de étaler. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de étaler. |
Same sound, different letters: étalée vs étalées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. étalée runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against étalées's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: étalée vs étalées
This is the hard kind. étalée and étalées are pronounced identically (\e.ta.le\) 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 extra letter(s) - “étalée” sits inside “étalées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étalée is recorded at frequency rank #31,313, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ta.le\. étalées is at rank #44,277, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ta.le\.
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 75590, this pair ranks #33,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of étalée vs étalées
Shared letters: aelté. Private to "étalée": -. Private to "étalées": s.
"étalée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "étalées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "étalée" / "étalées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "étalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étalées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étalée" and "étalées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étalées vs étayée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.