Which to use
“nettoyer” and “nettoyés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,588
- “nettoyer” frequency rank
- #46,317
- “nettoyés” frequency rank
- 51905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nettoyer | nettoyés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre net et propre. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de nettoyer. |
Where the eye mixes nettoyer and nettoyés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. nettoyer and nettoyés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nettoyer with nettoyés
A purely visual mix-up. nettoyer (\ne.twa.je\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nettoyer is recorded at frequency rank #5,588, classified as averb, pronounced \ne.twa.je\. 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 51905, this pair ranks #151,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nettoyer vs nettoyés
Shared letters: enoty. Private to "nettoyer": r. Private to "nettoyés": sé.
"nettoyer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "nettoyés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nettoyer ← enttoyer · netotyer · netoyer · nettoeyr · nettoyerr · nettoyre · nettoyyer · nettyoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nettoyer" and "nettoyés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nettoyer" or "nettoyés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nettoyer" and "nettoyés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nettoyer" 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 #151,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nettoyer" 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 #151,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.