Which to use
“obtenue” and “obtenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,744
- “obtenue” frequency rank
- #11,451
- “obtenues” frequency rank
- 20195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obtenue | obtenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de obtenir. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de obtenir. |
Same sound, different letters: obtenue vs obtenues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. obtenue runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against obtenues's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - obtenue / obtenues
This is the hard kind. obtenue and obtenues are pronounced identically (\ɔp.tə.ny\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “obtenue” sits inside “obtenues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obtenue is recorded at frequency rank #8,744, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tə.ny\. obtenues is at rank #11,451, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tə.ny\.
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 20195, this pair ranks #369,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obtenue vs obtenues
Shared letters: benotu. Private to "obtenue": -. Private to "obtenues": s.
"obtenue" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "obtenues" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obtenue" and "obtenues" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "obtenue" vs "obtenues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obtenue" and "obtenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtenons vs obtenues". 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 #369,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.