Which to use
“mouillé” and “mouillée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,622
- “mouillé” frequency rank
- #22,007
- “mouillée” frequency rank
- 34629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mouillé | mouillée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est imbibé ou recouvert de gouttes de liquide, généralement de l’eau ; humide. | Féminin singulier de mouillé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mouillé and mouillée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. mouillé and mouillée are pronounced identically (\mu.je\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “mouillé” sits inside “mouillée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mouillé is recorded at frequency rank #12,622, classified as anadj, pronounced \mu.je\. mouillée is at rank #22,007, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mu.je\.
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 34629, this pair ranks #282,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mouillé vs mouillée
Shared letters: ilmoué. Private to "mouillé": -. Private to "mouillée": e.
"mouillé" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "mouillée" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering mouillé vs mouillée
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 “mouillé” entry
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