Which to use
“noyers” is a noun and “noyés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,034
- “noyers” frequency rank
- #22,352
- “noyés” frequency rank
- 65386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | noyers | noyés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de noyer. | Masculin pluriel de noyé. |
Same sound, different letters: noyers vs noyés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: noyers vs noyés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: noyers and noyés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \nwa.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
noyers is recorded at frequency rank #43,034, classified as anoun, pronounced \nwa.je\. noyés is at rank #22,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nwa.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 65386, this pair ranks #72,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of noyers vs noyés
Shared letters: nosy. Private to "noyers": er. Private to "noyés": é.
"noyers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "noyés" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- noyers ← nnoyers · noeyrs · noyerrs · noyerss · noyesr · noyres · noyyers · nyoers
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "noyers" for "noyés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "noyers" or "noyés"?
Useful next steps
"noyers" and "noyés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "noyers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noyés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "noyers" and "noyés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs noyers". 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 #72,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.