inondéevsinondésWhat's the difference?

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

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set inondée and inondés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
inondée
7 ch
inondés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

inondée#31,081
inondés#40,323

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inondée" and "inondés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "inondée" is a noun and "inondés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "inondée" or "inondés"?
"inondée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,081 in our French list, against #40,323 for "inondés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering inondée vs inondés

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 “inondés”.
  • 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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