Which to use
“gagnent” and “gagnons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,960
- “gagnent” frequency rank
- #33,698
- “gagnons” frequency rank
- 40658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagnent | gagnons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. |
Where the eye mixes gagnent and gagnons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gagnent and gagnons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gagnent vs gagnons
A purely visual mix-up. gagnent (\ɡaɲ\) and gagnons (\ɡa.ɲɔ̃\) 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 40658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gagnent is recorded at frequency rank #6,960, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡaɲ\. gagnons is at rank #33,698, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡa.ɲɔ̃\.
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 40658, this pair ranks #238,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gagnent vs gagnons
Shared letters: agn. Private to "gagnent": et. Private to "gagnons": os.
"gagnent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "gagnons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gagnent" and "gagnons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gagnent" vs "gagnons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagnent" and "gagnons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gageons vs gagnons". 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 #238,926 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.