mouilléesvsmouillésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,926
“mouillées” frequency rank
#23,946
“mouillés” frequency rank
62872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mouillées mouillés
Definition Féminin pluriel de mouillé. Masculin pluriel de mouillé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mouillées and mouillés apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
mouillées
8 ch
mouillés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. mouillées and mouillés 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mouillées is recorded at frequency rank #38,926, classified as anadj, pronounced \mu.je\. mouillés is at rank #23,946, 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 62872, this pair ranks #84,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mouillées vs mouillés

Shared letters: ilmosué. Private to "mouillées": e. Private to "mouillés": -.

"mouillées" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVVC  ·  "mouillés" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC

Frequency comparison

mouillées#38,926
mouillés#23,946

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mouillées" and "mouillés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\mu.je\), 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, "mouillées" or "mouillés"?
"mouillés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,946 in our French list, against #38,926 for "mouillées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mouillées vs mouillés

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list