Which to use
“incriminer” and “incriminés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,900
- “incriminer” frequency rank
- #46,812
- “incriminés” frequency rank
- 83712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incriminer | incriminés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accuser quelqu’un de crime ; imputer une chose à crime. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de incriminer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set incriminer and incriminés apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. incriminer and incriminés are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.kʁi.mi.ne\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incriminer is recorded at frequency rank #36,900, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kʁi.mi.ne\. incriminés is at rank #46,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kʁi.mi.ne\.
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 83712, this pair ranks #14,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incriminer vs incriminés
Shared letters: cimnr. Private to "incriminer": e. Private to "incriminés": sé.
"incriminer" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "incriminés" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incriminer ← icnriminer · inccriminer · incirminer · incriimner · incrimienr · incriminerr · incriminner · incriminre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incriminer" and "incriminés" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering incriminer vs incriminés
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 “incriminer” entry
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