Which to use
“étonner” and “étonnez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,801
- “étonner” frequency rank
- #41,614
- “étonnez” frequency rank
- 50415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étonner | étonnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ébranler à la manière du tonnerre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de étonner. |
Same sound, different letters: étonner vs étonnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. étonner and étonnez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - étonner and étonnez
This is the hard kind. étonner and étonnez are pronounced identically (\e.tɔ.ne\) 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 a single letter - r in “étonner” becomes z in “étonnez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étonner is recorded at frequency rank #8,801, classified as averb, 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 50415, this pair ranks #162,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étonner vs étonnez
Shared letters: enoté. Private to "étonner": r. Private to "étonnez": z.
"étonner" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "étonnez" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étonner" and "étonnez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "étonner" vs "étonnez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "étonner" 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 #162,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étonner" and "étonnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étonnera vs étonnez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #162,844 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.