Which to use
“louées” is a noun and “louer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,026
- “louées” frequency rank
- #4,955
- “louer” frequency rank
- 48981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | louées | louer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de louée. | Donner à louage ou à loyer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set louées and louer apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: louées is \lu.e\ while louer is \lwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
louées is recorded at frequency rank #44,026, classified as anoun, pronounced \lu.e\. louer is at rank #4,955, tagged as averb, pronounced \lwe\.
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 48981, this pair ranks #174,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of louées vs louer
Shared letters: elou. Private to "louées": sé. Private to "louer": r.
"louées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "louer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- louer ← llouer · loeur · louerr · loure · luoer · oluer
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering louées vs louer
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “louées”; for a verb, it's “louer”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “louées” entry
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