Which to use
“négligée” and “négligées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,723
- “négligée” frequency rank
- #43,037
- “négligées” frequency rank
- 73760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | négligée | négligées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de négligé. | Féminin pluriel de négligé. |
Same sound, different letters: négligée vs négligées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. négligée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against négligées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: négligée vs négligées
This is the hard kind. négligée and négligées are pronounced identically (\ne.ɡli.ʒe\) 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) - “négligée” sits inside “négligées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
négligée is recorded at frequency rank #30,723, classified as anadj, pronounced \ne.ɡli.ʒe\. négligées is at rank #43,037, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ne.ɡli.ʒe\.
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 73760, this pair ranks #39,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of négligée vs négligées
Shared letters: egilné. Private to "négligée": -. Private to "négligées": s.
"négligée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "négligées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "négligée" and "négligées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "négligée" or "négligées" show up more?
What to do next
"négligée" and "négligées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "négligée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "négligées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "négligée" and "négligées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "négligées vs négligés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.