Which to use
“étonne” and “étonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,208
- “étonne” frequency rank
- #17,051
- “étonnes” frequency rank
- 22259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étonne | étonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de étonner. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de étonner. |
Same sound, different letters: étonne vs étonnes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. étonne runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against étonnes's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - étonne and étonnes
This is the hard kind. étonne and étonnes are pronounced identically (\e.tɔn\) and both work as averb. 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) - “étonne” sits inside “étonnes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étonne is recorded at frequency rank #5,208, classified as averb, pronounced \e.tɔn\. étonnes is at rank #17,051, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɔn\.
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 22259, this pair ranks #358,980 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of étonne vs étonnes
Shared letters: enoté. Private to "étonne": -. Private to "étonnes": s.
"étonne" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "étonnes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étonne" and "étonnes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "étonne" or "étonnes"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "étonne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,980 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étonne" and "étonnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étonnes vs étonnez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #358,980 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.