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“infondées” and “inondés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,946
“infondées” frequency rank
#40,323
“inondés” frequency rank
83269
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature infondées inondés
Definition Féminin pluriel de infondé. Masculin pluriel de inondé.

Where the eye mixes infondées and inondés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infondées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against inondés's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
infondées
7 ch
inondés

Look-alike desk: infondées vs inondés

A purely visual mix-up. infondées (\ɛ̃.fɔ̃.de\) and inondés (\i.nɔ̃.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

infondées is recorded at frequency rank #42,946, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɔ̃.de\. inondés is at rank #40,323, tagged as anadj, 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 83269, this pair ranks #15,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of infondées vs inondés

Shared letters: dinosé. Private to "infondées": ef. Private to "inondés": -.

"infondées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "inondés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "infondées" and "inondés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.fɔ̃.de\ versus \i.nɔ̃.de\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "infondées" or "inondés"?
"inondés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,323 in our French list, against #42,946 for "infondées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "infondées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inondés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "infondées" and "inondés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infondée vs infondées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #15,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list