examinéesvsexaminentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,484
“examinées” frequency rank
#38,285
“examinent” frequency rank
69769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature examinées examinent
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel 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 examinées and examinent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
examinées
9 ch
examinent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. examinées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

examinées is recorded at frequency rank #31,484, 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 69769, this pair ranks #53,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of examinées vs examinent

Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examinées": . Private to "examinent": t.

"examinées" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC  ·  "examinent" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

examinées#31,484
examinent#38,285

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "examinées" 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, "examinées" or "examinent"?
"examinées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,484 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 examinées vs examinent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • 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