Which to use
“examinées” and “examinons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,484
- “examinées” frequency rank
- #36,379
- “examinons” frequency rank
- 67863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examinées | examinons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de examiner. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de examiner. |
Where the eye mixes examinées and examinons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. examinées (VCVCVCVVC) and examinons (VCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses examinées with examinons
A purely visual mix-up. examinées (\ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\) and examinons (\ɛɡ.za.mi.nɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67863, 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\. examinons is at rank #36,379, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.mi.nɔ̃\.
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 67863, this pair ranks #61,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of examinées vs examinons
Shared letters: aeimnsx. Private to "examinées": é. Private to "examinons": o.
"examinées" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "examinons" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- examinons ← eaxminons · exaimnons · examinnons · examinnos · examinonns · examinonss · examinosn · examionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "examinées" and "examinons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "examinées" vs "examinons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "examinées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "examinons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examinées" and "examinons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examinées vs examinez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #61,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.