Which to use
“gagne” is a noun and “gagnes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,594
- “gagne” frequency rank
- #11,971
- “gagnes” frequency rank
- 13565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagne | gagnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Esprit de compétition, énergie qui fait qu’on se surpasse pour emporter la victoire. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. |
Same sound, different letters: gagne vs gagnes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. gagne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against gagnes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: gagne vs gagnes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gagne and gagnes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡaɲ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gagne” sits inside “gagnes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gagne is recorded at frequency rank #1,594, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡaɲ\. gagnes is at rank #11,971, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡaɲ\.
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 13565, this pair ranks #400,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gagne vs gagnes
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "gagne": -. Private to "gagnes": s.
"gagne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gagnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gagne" and "gagnes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gagne" vs "gagnes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "gagne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagne" and "gagnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gagneras vs gagnes". 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 #400,481 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.