Which to use
“fatiguer” is a verb and “fatigués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,541
- “fatiguer” frequency rank
- #14,935
- “fatigués” frequency rank
- 34476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fatiguer | fatigués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affaiblir par une trop grande dépense de force. | Masculin pluriel de fatigué. |
Same sound, different letters: fatiguer vs fatigués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. fatiguer and fatigués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: fatiguer vs fatigués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fatiguer and fatigués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fa.ti.ɡe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fatiguer is recorded at frequency rank #19,541, classified as averb, 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 34476, this pair ranks #283,565 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fatiguer vs fatigués
Shared letters: afgitu. Private to "fatiguer": er. Private to "fatigués": sé.
"fatiguer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "fatigués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fatiguer ← aftiguer · faitguer · fatgiuer · fatigeur · fatigguer · fatiguerr · fatigure · fatiuger
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fatiguer" and "fatigués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "fatiguer" 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 #283,565 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fatiguer" and "fatigués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fatiguent vs fatiguer". 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 #283,565 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.