Which to use
“éteins” is a verb and “éteint” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,615
- “éteins” frequency rank
- #6,153
- “éteint” frequency rank
- 35768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éteins | éteint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de éteindre. | Qui ne se consume plus, en parlant d’un feu. |
Same sound, different letters: éteins vs éteint
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. éteins and éteint follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: éteins vs éteint
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éteins and éteint carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.tɛ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “éteins” becomes t in “éteint”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éteins is recorded at frequency rank #29,615, classified as averb, pronounced \e.tɛ̃\. éteint is at rank #6,153, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.tɛ̃\.
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 35768, this pair ranks #274,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éteins vs éteint
Shared letters: einté. Private to "éteins": s. Private to "éteint": -.
"éteins" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "éteint" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éteins" for "éteint" ever safe?
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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 "éteins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éteint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éteins" and "éteint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteins vs étuis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,379 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.