Which to use
“fatiguent” is a verb and “fatigués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,788
- “fatiguent” frequency rank
- #14,935
- “fatigués” frequency rank
- 56723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fatiguent | fatigués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fatiguer. | Masculin pluriel de fatigué. |
Where the eye mixes fatiguent and fatigués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fatiguent runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against fatigués's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fatiguent and fatigués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fatiguent is \fa.tiɡ\ while fatigués is \fa.ti.ɡe\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fatiguent is recorded at frequency rank #41,788, classified as averb, pronounced \fa.tiɡ\. 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 56723, this pair ranks #119,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fatiguent vs fatigués
Shared letters: afgitu. Private to "fatiguent": en. Private to "fatigués": sé.
"fatiguent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "fatigués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fatiguent ← aftiguent · faitguent · fatgiuent · fatigeunt · fatigguent · fatiguennt · fatiguentt · fatiguetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fatiguent" for "fatigués" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fatiguent" or "fatigués"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fatiguent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fatigués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fatiguent" and "fatigués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fatiguées vs fatiguent". 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 #119,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.