Which to use
“gelée” and “gelées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,394
- “gelée” frequency rank
- #22,875
- “gelées” frequency rank
- 36269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelée | gelées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Froid qui glace l’eau et qui rend les corps plus rigides. | Pluriel de gelée. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gelée and gelées apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. gelée and gelées are pronounced identically (\ʒə.le\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gelée” sits inside “gelées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelée is recorded at frequency rank #13,394, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒə.le\. gelées is at rank #22,875, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒə.le\.
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 36269, this pair ranks #270,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelée vs gelées
Shared letters: eglé. Private to "gelée": -. Private to "gelées": s.
"gelée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "gelées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelée" and "gelées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gelée" or "gelées"?
Remembering gelée vs gelées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gelée” entry
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