Which to use
“gagnes” and “gagnons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,971
- “gagnes” frequency rank
- #33,698
- “gagnons” frequency rank
- 45669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gagnes | gagnons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. |
Where the eye mixes gagnes and gagnons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gagnes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against gagnons's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gagnes with gagnons
A purely visual mix-up. gagnes (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gagnes is recorded at frequency rank #11,971, 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 45669, this pair ranks #200,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gagnes vs gagnons
Shared letters: agns. Private to "gagnes": e. Private to "gagnons": o.
"gagnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gagnons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gagnes" for "gagnons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gagnes" vs "gagnons" - 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 "gagnes" 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 #200,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gagnes" 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 #200,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.