Which to use
“gagnais” and “gagnons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,314
- “gagnais” frequency rank
- #33,698
- “gagnons” frequency rank
- 73012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagnais | gagnons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de gagner. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. |
Where the eye mixes gagnais and gagnons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gagnais (CVCCVVC) and gagnons (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gagnais and gagnons
A purely visual mix-up. gagnais (\ɡa.ɲɛ\) and gagnons (\ɡa.ɲɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gagnais is recorded at frequency rank #39,314, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡa.ɲɛ\. gagnons is at rank #33,698, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡa.ɲɔ̃\.
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 73012, this pair ranks #41,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gagnais vs gagnons
Shared letters: agns. Private to "gagnais": i. Private to "gagnons": o.
"gagnais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "gagnons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gagnais" and "gagnons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gagnais" or "gagnons"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gagnais" and "gagnons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagnais" and "gagnons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gagnais vs gagnerais". 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 #41,976 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.