Which to use
“Gagnon” is a name and “gagnons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,736
- “Gagnon” frequency rank
- #33,698
- “gagnons” frequency rank
- 54434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gagnon | gagnons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancienne ville québécoise ^([1]). | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gagner. |
Same sound, different letters: Gagnon vs gagnons
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. Gagnon 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.
Same sound, different spelling - Gagnon / gagnons
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Gagnon and gagnons carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡa.ɲɔ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gagnon” sits inside “gagnons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gagnon is recorded at frequency rank #20,736, classified as aname, pronounced \ɡa.ɲɔ̃\. 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 54434, this pair ranks #134,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gagnon vs gagnons
Shared letters: agno. Private to "Gagnon": -. Private to "gagnons": s.
"Gagnon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gagnons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gagnon" and "gagnons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gagnon" vs "gagnons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gagnon" 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 #134,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gagnon" 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 #134,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.