Which to use
“éteinte” is a noun and “éteints” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,395
- “éteinte” frequency rank
- #27,670
- “éteints” frequency rank
- 42065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éteinte | éteints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Moment où une bougie arrête de se consumer. | Masculin pluriel de éteint. |
Where the eye mixes éteinte and éteints
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. éteinte (VCVVCCV) and éteints (VCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: éteinte vs éteints
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éteinte is \e.tɛ̃t\ while éteints is \e.tɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “éteinte” becomes s in “éteints”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42065, 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\. 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 42065, this pair ranks #228,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éteinte vs éteints
Shared letters: einté. Private to "éteinte": -. Private to "éteints": s.
"éteinte" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "éteints" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éteinte" and "éteints" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "éteinte" or "éteints" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "éteinte" and "éteints" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éteinte" 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 #228,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éteinte" and "éteints" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteins vs éteints". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #228,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.