Which to use
“nettoie” and “nettoyés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,684
- “nettoie” frequency rank
- #46,317
- “nettoyés” frequency rank
- 63001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nettoie | nettoyés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de nettoyer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de nettoyer. |
Where the eye mixes nettoie and nettoyés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nettoie runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against nettoyés's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nettoie and nettoyés
A purely visual mix-up. nettoie (\nɛ.twa\) and nettoyés (\nɛ.twa.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nettoie is recorded at frequency rank #16,684, classified as averb, pronounced \nɛ.twa\. nettoyés is at rank #46,317, tagged as averb, pronounced \nɛ.twa.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 63001, this pair ranks #84,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nettoie vs nettoyés
Shared letters: enot. Private to "nettoie": i. Private to "nettoyés": syé.
"nettoie" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "nettoyés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nettoie ← enttoie · netoie · netotie · nettioe · nettoei · nnettoie · ntetoie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nettoie" for "nettoyés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "nettoie" or "nettoyés" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nettoie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nettoyés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nettoie" and "nettoyés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nettoyés vs nettoyez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #84,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.