Which to use
“étonnée” is an adjective and “étonnez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,603
- “étonnée” frequency rank
- #41,614
- “étonnez” frequency rank
- 59217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étonnée | étonnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de étonné. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de étonner. |
Same sound, different letters: étonnée vs étonnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. étonnée (VCVCCVV) and étonnez (VCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - étonnée and étonnez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: étonnée and étonnez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.tɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étonnée is recorded at frequency rank #17,603, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.tɔ.ne\. étonnez is at rank #41,614, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɔ.ne\.
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 59217, this pair ranks #104,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of étonnée vs étonnez
Shared letters: enoté. Private to "étonnée": -. Private to "étonnez": z.
"étonnée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "étonnez" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étonnée" and "étonnez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "étonnée" vs "étonnez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "étonnée" / "étonnez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "étonnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étonnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étonnée" and "étonnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étonnera vs étonnez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.