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. |
Same sound, different letters: inondée vs inondées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. inondée runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against inondées's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: inondée vs inondées
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inondée" for "inondées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "inondée" vs "inondées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"inondée" and "inondées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "inondée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inondées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inondée" and "inondées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infondée vs inondées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,322 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.