expériencesvsexpérimentésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: expériences is a noun, expérimentés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“expériences” is a noun and “expérimentés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,674
“expériences” frequency rank
#16,359
“expérimentés” frequency rank
19033
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature expériences expérimentés
Definition Pluriel de expérience. Masculin pluriel de expérimenté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set expériences and expérimentés apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
expériences
12 ch
expérimentés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: expériences is \ɛk.spe.ʁjɑ̃s\ while expérimentés is \ɛk.spe.ʁi.mɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

expériences is recorded at frequency rank #2,674, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.spe.ʁjɑ̃s\. expérimentés is at rank #16,359, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.spe.ʁi.mɑ̃.te\.

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 19033, this pair ranks #375,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of expériences vs expérimentés

Shared letters: einprsxé. Private to "expériences": c. Private to "expérimentés": mt.

"expériences" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCVC  ·  "expérimentés" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

expériences#2,674
expérimentés#16,359

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "expériences" and "expérimentés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "expériences" is a noun and "expérimentés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "expériences" or "expérimentés"?
"expériences" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,674 in our French list, against #16,359 for "expérimentés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering expériences vs expérimentés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “expériences”; for an adjective, it's “expérimentés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “expériences” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list