examinéevsexaminentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“examinée” and “examinent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,262
“examinée” frequency rank
#38,285
“examinent” frequency rank
60547
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature examinée examinent
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de examiner. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de examiner.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set examinée and examinent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
examinée
9 ch
examinent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. examinée (\ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\) and examinent (\ɛɡ.za.min\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

examinée is recorded at frequency rank #22,262, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\. examinent is at rank #38,285, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.min\.

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 60547, this pair ranks #97,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of examinée vs examinent

Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examinée": é. Private to "examinent": t.

"examinée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV  ·  "examinent" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • examinenteaxminent · exaimnent · examiennt · examinennt · examinentt · examinetn · examinnent · examinnet

Frequency comparison

examinée#22,262
examinent#38,285

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "examinée" and "examinent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\ versus \ɛɡ.za.min\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "examinée" or "examinent"?
"examinée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,262 in our French list, against #38,285 for "examinent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering examinée vs examinent

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  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list