Which to use
“gagnées” is an adjective and “gagner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,827
- “gagnées” frequency rank
- #822
- “gagner” frequency rank
- 33649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagnées | gagner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gagné. | Acquérir par son travail, par son initiative ou par l’effet des circonstances, du hasard. |
Same sound, different letters: gagnées vs gagner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. gagnées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against gagner's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - gagnées and gagner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gagnées and gagner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡa.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 33649, 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\. gagner is at rank #822, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡa.ɲe\.
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 33649, this pair ranks #289,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gagnées vs gagner
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "gagnées": sé. Private to "gagner": r.
"gagnées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "gagner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gagner ← aggner · gagenr · gaggner · gagnerr · gagnner · gagnre · ganger · ggagner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gagnées" and "gagner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gagnées" vs "gagner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gagner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagnées" and "gagner" 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 #289,217 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.