Which to use
“négligée” and “négligés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,723
- “négligée” frequency rank
- #38,452
- “négligés” frequency rank
- 69175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | négligée | négligés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de négligé. | Masculin pluriel de négligé. |
Same sound, different letters: négligée vs négligés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. négligée (CVCCVCVV) and négligés (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - négligée / négligés
This is the hard kind. négligée and négligés 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 a single letter - e in “négligée” becomes s in “négligés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69175, 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\. négligés is at rank #38,452, 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 69175, this pair ranks #56,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of négligée vs négligés
Shared letters: gilné. Private to "négligée": e. Private to "négligés": s.
"négligée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "négligés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "négligée" and "négligés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "négligée" or "négligés"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "négligée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "négligés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "négligée" and "négligés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "négligées vs négligés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.