Which to use
“éteintes” is an adjective and “étreinte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,421
- “éteintes” frequency rank
- #27,672
- “étreinte” frequency rank
- 56093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éteintes | étreinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de éteint. | Action ou manière de presser entre ses bras et/ou ses mains. |
Where the eye mixes éteintes and étreinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. éteintes (VCVVCCVC) and étreinte (VCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: éteintes vs étreinte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éteintes is \e.tɛ̃t\ while étreinte is \e.tʁɛ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éteintes is recorded at frequency rank #28,421, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.tɛ̃t\. étreinte is at rank #27,672, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.tʁɛ̃t\.
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 56093, this pair ranks #123,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éteintes vs étreinte
Shared letters: einté. Private to "éteintes": s. Private to "étreinte": r.
"éteintes" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "étreinte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éteintes" and "étreinte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "éteintes" or "étreinte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "éteintes" and "étreinte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éteintes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étreinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éteintes" and "étreinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteins vs éteintes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,305 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.