Which to use
“obligea” is a verb and “obligés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,493
- “obligea” frequency rank
- #5,792
- “obligés” frequency rank
- 48285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obligea | obligés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de obliger. | Masculin pluriel de obligé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set obligea and obligés apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obligea is \ɔ.bli.ʒa\ while obligés is \ɔ.bli.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obligea is recorded at frequency rank #42,493, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔ.bli.ʒa\. obligés is at rank #5,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.bli.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 48285, this pair ranks #180,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obligea vs obligés
Shared letters: bgilo. Private to "obligea": ae. Private to "obligés": sé.
"obligea" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "obligés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obligea ← boligea · obbligea · obilgea · oblgiea · obliega · obligae · obliggea · oblligea
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obligea" and "obligés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "obligea" or "obligés"?
Remembering obligea vs obligés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “obligea”; for an adjective, it's “obligés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “obligea” entry
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