Which to use
“éteint” and “éteints” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,153
- “éteint” frequency rank
- #27,670
- “éteints” frequency rank
- 33823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éteint | éteints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne se consume plus, en parlant d’un feu. | Masculin pluriel de éteint. |
Same sound, different letters: éteint vs éteints
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. éteint runs 6 letters (VCVVCC) against éteints's 7 (VCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: éteint vs éteints
This is the hard kind. éteint and éteints are pronounced identically (\e.tɛ̃\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “éteint” sits inside “éteints”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33823, 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\. éteints is at rank #27,670, 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 33823, this pair ranks #288,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éteint vs éteints
Shared letters: einté. Private to "éteint": -. Private to "éteints": s.
"éteint" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "éteints" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éteint" and "éteints" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "éteint" vs "éteints" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"éteint" and "éteints" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "éteint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éteints" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éteint" and "éteints" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteins vs éteints". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #288,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.