Which to use
“gagnées” and “gardées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,827
- “gagnées” frequency rank
- #26,376
- “gardées” frequency rank
- 59203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagnées | gardées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gagné. | Féminin pluriel de gardé. |
Where the eye mixes gagnées and gardées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gagnées and gardées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gagnées vs gardées
A purely visual mix-up. gagnées (\ɡa.ɲe\) and gardées (\ɡaʁ.de\) 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 59203, 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\. gardées is at rank #26,376, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡaʁ.de\.
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 59203, this pair ranks #104,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gagnées vs gardées
Shared letters: aegsé. Private to "gagnées": n. Private to "gardées": dr.
"gagnées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "gardées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gagnées" and "gardées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gagnées" vs "gardées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gardées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagnées" and "gardées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gagnées vs gagneras". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.