interrogéevsinterrogéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,592
“interrogée” frequency rank
#24,643
“interrogées” frequency rank
47235
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interrogée interrogées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de interroger. Participe passé féminin pluriel de interroger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interrogée and interrogées apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
interrogée
11 ch
interrogées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. interrogée and interrogées are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.ʒe\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “interrogée” sits inside “interrogées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interrogée is recorded at frequency rank #22,592, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.ʒe\. interrogées is at rank #24,643, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.ʒe\.

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 47235, this pair ranks #188,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interrogée vs interrogées

Shared letters: eginorté. Private to "interrogée": -. Private to "interrogées": s.

"interrogée" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV  ·  "interrogées" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

interrogée#22,592
interrogées#24,643

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interrogée" and "interrogées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.ʒe\), 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, "interrogée" or "interrogées"?
"interrogée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,592 in our French list, against #24,643 for "interrogées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering interrogée vs interrogées

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

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