immigrévsimmigréeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: immigré is a adjective, immigrée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“immigré” is an adjective and “immigrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,465
“immigré” frequency rank
#38,354
“immigrée” frequency rank
58819
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature immigré immigrée
Definition Installé dans un autre pays que celui dont on est originaire. Femme originaire d’un autre pays que celui où elle s’est installée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set immigré and immigrée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
immigré
8 ch
immigrée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: immigré and immigrée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.mi.ɡʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “immigré” sits inside “immigrée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

immigré is recorded at frequency rank #20,465, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.mi.ɡʁe\. immigrée is at rank #38,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.mi.ɡʁe\.

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 58819, this pair ranks #106,723 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of immigré vs immigrée

Shared letters: gimré. Private to "immigré": -. Private to "immigrée": e.

"immigré" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "immigrée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

immigré#20,465
immigrée#38,354

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "immigré" and "immigrée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "immigré" is an adjective and "immigrée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "immigré" or "immigrée"?
"immigré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,465 in our French list, against #38,354 for "immigrée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering immigré vs immigrée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “immigré”; for a noun, it's “immigrée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “immigré” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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