Which to use
“gagnées” is an adjective and “gagnent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,827
- “gagnées” frequency rank
- #6,960
- “gagnent” frequency rank
- 39787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagnées | gagnent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gagné. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. |
Where the eye mixes gagnées and gagnent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gagnées (CVCCVVC) and gagnent (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gagnées vs gagnent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gagnées is \ɡa.ɲe\ while gagnent is \ɡaɲ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gagnées is recorded at frequency rank #32,827, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡa.ɲe\. gagnent is at rank #6,960, 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 39787, this pair ranks #245,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gagnées vs gagnent
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "gagnées": sé. Private to "gagnent": t.
"gagnées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "gagnent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gagnent ← aggnent · gagennt · gaggnent · gagnennt · gagnentt · gagnetn · gagnnent · gagnnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gagnées" and "gagnent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gagnées" vs "gagnent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gagnées" and "gagnent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagnées" and "gagnent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gagnées vs gagneras". 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 #245,393 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.