mentionnéevsmentionnéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,812
“mentionnée” frequency rank
#14,511
“mentionnées” frequency rank
27323
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mentionnée mentionnées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de mentionner. Participe passé féminin pluriel de mentionner.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
mentionnée
11 ch
mentionnées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. mentionnée and mentionnées are pronounced identically (\mɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\) 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) - “mentionnée” sits inside “mentionnées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mentionnée is recorded at frequency rank #12,812, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\. mentionnées is at rank #14,511, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\.

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 27323, this pair ranks #329,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mentionnée vs mentionnées

Shared letters: eimnoté. Private to "mentionnée": -. Private to "mentionnées": s.

"mentionnée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVV  ·  "mentionnées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

mentionnée#12,812
mentionnées#14,511

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mentionnée" and "mentionnées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\mɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\), 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, "mentionnée" or "mentionnées"?
"mentionnée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,812 in our French list, against #14,511 for "mentionnées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mentionnée vs mentionnées

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list