Which to use
“frustrée” and “frustrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,040
- “frustrée” frequency rank
- #24,979
- “frustrés” frequency rank
- 56019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frustrée | frustrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de frustré. | Masculin pluriel de frustré. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set frustrée and frustrés 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. frustrée and frustrés are pronounced identically (\fʁys.tʁe\) 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 “frustrée” becomes s in “frustrés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frustrée is recorded at frequency rank #31,040, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁys.tʁe\. frustrés is at rank #24,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fʁys.tʁe\.
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 56019, this pair ranks #123,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frustrée vs frustrés
Shared letters: frstué. Private to "frustrée": e. Private to "frustrés": -.
"frustrée" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVV · "frustrés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "frustrée" and "frustrés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "frustrée" or "frustrés"?
Remembering frustrée vs frustrés
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 “frustrée” entry
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