Which to use
“gagner” and “gagnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #822
- “gagner” frequency rank
- #11,971
- “gagnes” frequency rank
- 12793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagner | gagnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acquérir par son travail, par son initiative ou par l’effet des circonstances, du hasard. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. |
Where the eye mixes gagner and gagnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gagner with gagnes
A purely visual mix-up. gagner (\ɡa.ɲe\) and gagnes (\ɡaɲ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “gagner” becomes s in “gagnes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gagner is recorded at frequency rank #822, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡa.ɲe\. gagnes is at rank #11,971, 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 12793, this pair ranks #403,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gagner vs gagnes
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "gagner": r. Private to "gagnes": s.
"gagner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gagnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gagner" and "gagnes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gagner" or "gagnes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gagner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gagnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagner" and "gagnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gagneras vs gagnes". 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 #403,738 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.