Which to use
“immigrée” is a noun and “immigrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,354
- “immigrée” frequency rank
- #7,577
- “immigrés” frequency rank
- 45931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | immigrée | immigrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme originaire d’un autre pays que celui où elle s’est installée. | Masculin pluriel de immigré. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set immigrée and immigrés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: immigrée and immigrés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.mi.ɡʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “immigrée” becomes s in “immigrés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
immigrée is recorded at frequency rank #38,354, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.mi.ɡʁe\. immigrés is at rank #7,577, tagged as anadj, 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 45931, this pair ranks #198,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of immigrée vs immigrés
Shared letters: gimré. Private to "immigrée": e. Private to "immigrés": s.
"immigrée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "immigrés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "immigrée" and "immigrés" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering immigrée vs immigrés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “immigrée”; for an adjective, it's “immigrés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “immigrée” entry
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