Which to use
“fatiguée” and “fatigués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,693
- “fatiguée” frequency rank
- #14,935
- “fatigués” frequency rank
- 22628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fatiguée | fatigués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fatigué. | Masculin pluriel de fatigué. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fatiguée and fatigués apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. fatiguée and fatigués are pronounced identically (\fa.ti.ɡe\) and both work as anadjective. 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 - e in “fatiguée” becomes s in “fatigués”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fatiguée is recorded at frequency rank #7,693, classified as anadj, pronounced \fa.ti.ɡe\. fatigués is at rank #14,935, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fa.ti.ɡe\.
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 22628, this pair ranks #356,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fatiguée vs fatigués
Shared letters: afgitué. Private to "fatiguée": e. Private to "fatigués": s.
"fatiguée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV · "fatigués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fatiguée" and "fatigués" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fatiguée" or "fatigués"?
Remembering fatiguée vs fatigués
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.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fatiguée” entry
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