Which to use
“inondée” is a noun and “inondés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,081
- “inondée” frequency rank
- #40,323
- “inondés” frequency rank
- 71404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inondée | inondés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est victime d'une inondation. | Masculin pluriel de inondé. |
Same sound, different letters: inondée vs inondés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. inondée (VCVCCVV) and inondés (VCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: inondée vs inondés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: inondée and inondés 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 a single letter - e in “inondée” becomes s in “inondés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71404, 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\. 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 71404, this pair ranks #47,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inondée vs inondés
Shared letters: dinoé. Private to "inondée": e. Private to "inondés": s.
"inondée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "inondés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "inondée" / "inondés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "inondée" 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 #47,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inondée" and "inondés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infondée vs inondés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.