Which to use
“fondées” is a verb and “fondés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,970
- “fondées” frequency rank
- #17,711
- “fondés” frequency rank
- 30681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondées | fondés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de fonder. | Pluriel de fondé. |
Same sound, different letters: fondées vs fondés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. fondées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against fondés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: fondées vs fondés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fondées and fondés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɔ̃.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondées is recorded at frequency rank #12,970, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔ̃.de\. fondés is at rank #17,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃.de\.
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 30681, this pair ranks #308,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fondées vs fondés
Shared letters: dfnosé. Private to "fondées": e. Private to "fondés": -.
"fondées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "fondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fondées" and "fondés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fondées" vs "fondés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"fondées" and "fondés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fondés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondées" and "fondés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fondés vs fondeurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,662 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.