Which to use
“éteint” and “éteintes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,153
- “éteint” frequency rank
- #28,421
- “éteintes” frequency rank
- 34574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éteint | éteintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne se consume plus, en parlant d’un feu. | Féminin pluriel de éteint. |
Where the eye mixes éteint and éteintes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. éteint runs 6 letters (VCVVCC) against éteintes's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: éteint vs éteintes
A purely visual mix-up. éteint (\e.tɛ̃\) and éteintes (\e.tɛ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “éteint” sits inside “éteintes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éteint is recorded at frequency rank #6,153, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.tɛ̃\. éteintes is at rank #28,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.tɛ̃t\.
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 34574, this pair ranks #282,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éteint vs éteintes
Shared letters: einté. Private to "éteint": -. Private to "éteintes": s.
"éteint" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "éteintes" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éteint" and "éteintes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "éteint" or "éteintes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "éteint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éteintes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éteint" and "éteintes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteins vs éteintes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #282,837 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.