Which to use
“étalée” and “étaler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,313
- “étalée” frequency rank
- #14,584
- “étaler” frequency rank
- 45897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étalée | étaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de étaler. | Exposer en vente, dans une boutique ou dans quelque autre lieu, des marchandises, des denrées, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: étalée vs étaler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. étalée (VCVCVV) and étaler (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - étalée / étaler
This is the hard kind. étalée and étaler 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45897, 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\. étaler is at rank #14,584, 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 45897, this pair ranks #199,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étalée vs étaler
Shared letters: aelté. Private to "étalée": -. Private to "étaler": r.
"étalée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "étaler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étalée" and "étaler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "étalée" vs "étaler" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"étalée" and "étaler" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "étalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étalée" and "étaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étalée vs étayée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #199,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.