interrogéesvsinterrogezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,643
“interrogées” frequency rank
#49,164
“interrogez” frequency rank
73807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interrogées interrogez
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de interroger. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de interroger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interrogées and interrogez apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
interrogées
10 ch
interrogez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. interrogées and interrogez 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interrogées is recorded at frequency rank #24,643, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.ʒe\. interrogez is at rank #49,164, 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 73807, this pair ranks #39,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interrogées vs interrogez

Shared letters: eginort. Private to "interrogées": . Private to "interrogez": z.

"interrogées" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC  ·  "interrogez" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interrogezinetrrogez · innterrogez · interogez · interorgez · interrgoez · interroegz · interrogezz · interroggez

Frequency comparison

interrogées#24,643
interrogez#49,164

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interrogées" and "interrogez" 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, "interrogées" or "interrogez"?
"interrogées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,643 in our French list, against #49,164 for "interrogez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering interrogées vs interrogez

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

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