Which to use
“infondée” is an adjective and “inondée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,155
- “infondée” frequency rank
- #31,081
- “inondée” frequency rank
- 80236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infondée | inondée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de infondé. | Celle qui est victime d'une inondation. |
Where the eye mixes infondée and inondée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infondée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against inondée's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infondée and inondée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: infondée is \ɛ̃.fɔ̃.de\ while inondée is \i.nɔ̃.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infondée is recorded at frequency rank #49,155, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɔ̃.de\. inondée is at rank #31,081, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.nɔ̃.de\.
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 80236, this pair ranks #21,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infondée vs inondée
Shared letters: deinoé. Private to "infondée": f. Private to "inondée": -.
"infondée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "inondée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infondée" for "inondée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infondée" vs "inondée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infondée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inondée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infondée" and "inondée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infondée vs infondées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,472 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.