Which to use
“plongées” is a noun and “plonger” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,207
- “plongées” frequency rank
- #8,598
- “plonger” frequency rank
- 43805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plongées | plonger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de plongée. | Enfoncer quelqu’un, quelque chose dans un liquide. |
Same sound, different letters: plongées vs plonger
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - plongées / plonger
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: plongées and plonger 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plongées is recorded at frequency rank #35,207, classified as anoun, pronounced \plɔ̃.ʒe\. plonger is at rank #8,598, 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 43805, this pair ranks #215,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plongées vs plonger
Shared letters: eglnop. Private to "plongées": sé. Private to "plonger": r.
"plongées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "plonger" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- plonger ← lponger · pllonger · plnoger · plogner · plonegr · plongerr · plongger · plongre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plongées" and "plonger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "plongées" or "plonger"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "plongées" / "plonger". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "plongées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plonger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plongées" and "plonger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plongées vs plongeons". 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 #215,268 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.