Which to use
“gagnées” is an adjective and “gagnez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,827
- “gagnées” frequency rank
- #13,177
- “gagnez” frequency rank
- 46004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagnées | gagnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gagné. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. |
Same sound, different letters: gagnées vs gagnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. gagnées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against gagnez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - gagnées / gagnez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gagnées and gagnez 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 46004, 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\. gagnez is at rank #13,177, 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 46004, this pair ranks #198,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gagnées vs gagnez
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "gagnées": sé. Private to "gagnez": z.
"gagnées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "gagnez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gagnez ← aggnez · gagenz · gaggnez · gagnezz · gagnnez · gagnze · gangez · ggagnez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gagnées" and "gagnez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gagnées" vs "gagnez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"gagnées" and "gagnez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagnées" and "gagnez" 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 #198,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.