inondéevsinondéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: inondée is a noun, inondées is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“inondée” is a noun and “inondées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,081
“inondée” frequency rank
#39,353
“inondées” frequency rank
70434
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inondée inondées
Definition Celle qui est victime d'une inondation. Féminin pluriel de inondé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
inondée
8 ch
inondées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: inondée and inondées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.nɔ̃.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “inondée” sits inside “inondées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inondée is recorded at frequency rank #31,081, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.nɔ̃.de\. inondées is at rank #39,353, 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 70434, this pair ranks #51,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inondée vs inondées

Shared letters: deinoé. Private to "inondée": -. Private to "inondées": s.

"inondée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV  ·  "inondées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

inondée#31,081
inondées#39,353

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inondée" and "inondées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "inondée" is a noun and "inondées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "inondée" or "inondées"?
"inondée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,081 in our French list, against #39,353 for "inondées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering inondée vs inondées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “inondée”; for an adjective, it's “inondées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “inondée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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