Which to use
“étalées” and “étaler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,277
- “étalées” frequency rank
- #14,584
- “étaler” frequency rank
- 58861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étalées | étaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de étaler. | Exposer en vente, dans une boutique ou dans quelque autre lieu, des marchandises, des denrées, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: étalées vs étaler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. étalées runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against étaler's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - étalées / étaler
This is the hard kind. étalées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étalées is recorded at frequency rank #44,277, 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 58861, this pair ranks #106,464 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of étalées vs étaler
Shared letters: aelté. Private to "étalées": s. Private to "étaler": r.
"étalées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "étaler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "étalées" 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 #106,464 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étalées" and "étaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étalées vs étayée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #106,464 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.