immergervsimmergésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: immerger is a verb, immergés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“immerger” is a verb and “immergés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,935
“immerger” frequency rank
#47,951
“immergés” frequency rank
90886
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature immerger immergés
Definition Plonger dans l’eau ou dans tout autre liquide, voire tout autre gaz. Masculin pluriel de immergé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set immerger and immergés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
immerger
8 ch
immergés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: immerger and immergés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.mɛʁ.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

immerger is recorded at frequency rank #42,935, classified as averb, pronounced \i.mɛʁ.ʒe\. immergés is at rank #47,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.mɛʁ.ʒe\.

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 90886, this pair ranks #4,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of immerger vs immergés

Shared letters: egimr. Private to "immerger": -. Private to "immergés": .

"immerger" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "immergés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • immergerimemrger · imerger · immegrer · immeregr · immergerr · immergger · immergre · immerrger

Frequency comparison

immerger#42,935
immergés#47,951

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "immerger" and "immergés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "immerger" is a verb and "immergés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "immerger" or "immergés"?
"immerger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,935 in our French list, against #47,951 for "immergés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering immerger vs immergés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “immerger”; for an adjective, it's “immergés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “immerger” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list