Which to use
“éteinte” is a noun and “éteintes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,395
- “éteinte” frequency rank
- #28,421
- “éteintes” frequency rank
- 42816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éteinte | éteintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Moment où une bougie arrête de se consumer. | Féminin pluriel de éteint. |
Same sound, different letters: éteinte vs éteintes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. éteinte runs 7 letters (VCVVCCV) against éteintes's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: éteinte vs éteintes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éteinte and éteintes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.tɛ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “éteinte” sits inside “éteintes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éteinte is recorded at frequency rank #14,395, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.tɛ̃t\. 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 42816, this pair ranks #222,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éteinte vs éteintes
Shared letters: einté. Private to "éteinte": -. Private to "éteintes": s.
"éteinte" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "éteintes" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éteinte" and "éteintes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "éteinte" vs "éteintes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"éteinte" and "éteintes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "éteinte" 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 #222,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éteinte" and "éteintes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteins vs éteintes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #222,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.