Which to use
“plongée” is a noun and “plongés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,739
- “plongée” frequency rank
- #28,692
- “plongés” frequency rank
- 36431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plongée | plongés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de plonger ; état de celui qui plonge. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de plonger. |
Same sound, different letters: plongée vs plongés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. plongée (CCVCCVV) and plongés (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - plongée and plongés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: plongée and plongés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \plɔ̃.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “plongée” becomes s in “plongés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plongée is recorded at frequency rank #7,739, classified as anoun, pronounced \plɔ̃.ʒe\. plongés is at rank #28,692, tagged as averb, pronounced \plɔ̃.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 36431, this pair ranks #269,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plongée vs plongés
Shared letters: glnopé. Private to "plongée": e. Private to "plongés": s.
"plongée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "plongés" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "plongée" for "plongés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "plongée" or "plongés" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "plongée" / "plongés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "plongée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plongés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plongée" and "plongés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plongeons vs plongés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #269,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.