informéevsinformésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,914
“informée” frequency rank
#10,722
“informés” frequency rank
27636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature informée informés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de informer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de informer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
informée
8 ch
informés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. informée and informés are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.fɔʁ.me\) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “informée” becomes s in “informés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

informée is recorded at frequency rank #16,914, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɔʁ.me\. informés is at rank #10,722, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɔʁ.me\.

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 27636, this pair ranks #327,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of informée vs informés

Shared letters: fimnoré. Private to "informée": e. Private to "informés": s.

"informée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV  ·  "informés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

informée#16,914
informés#10,722

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "informée" and "informés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.fɔʁ.me\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "informée" or "informés"?
"informés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,722 in our French list, against #16,914 for "informée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering informée vs informés

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 “informée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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