navigovsnaviguéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: navigo is a noun, navigué is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“navigo” is a noun and “navigué” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,889
“navigo” frequency rank
#38,443
“navigué” frequency rank
66332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature navigo navigué
Definition Navigation. Participe passé masculin singulier de naviguer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set navigo and navigué apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
navigo
7 ch
navigué

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: navigo is \na.ˈvi.ɡɔ\ while navigué is \na.vi.ɡe\. 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 66332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

navigo is recorded at frequency rank #27,889, classified as anoun, pronounced \na.ˈvi.ɡɔ\. navigué is at rank #38,443, tagged as averb, pronounced \na.vi.ɡe\.

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 66332, this pair ranks #68,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of navigo vs navigué

Shared letters: aginv. Private to "navigo": o. Private to "navigué": .

"navigo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "navigué" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • navigoanvigo · naivgo · navgio · naviggo · naviog · navvigo · nnavigo · nvaigo

Frequency comparison

navigo#27,889
navigué#38,443

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "navigo" and "navigué" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "navigo" is a noun and "navigué" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "navigo" or "navigué"?
"navigo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,889 in our French list, against #38,443 for "navigué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering navigo vs navigué

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “navigo”; for a verb, it's “navigué”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “navigo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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