Which to use
“plongées” is a noun and “plongés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,207
- “plongées” frequency rank
- #28,692
- “plongés” frequency rank
- 63899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plongées | plongés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de plongée. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de plonger. |
Same sound, different letters: plongées vs plongés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. plongées runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against plongés's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - plongées / plongés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: plongées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63899, 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\. 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 63899, this pair ranks #79,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plongées vs plongés
Shared letters: glnopsé. Private to "plongées": e. Private to "plongés": -.
"plongées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "plongés" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "plongées" vs "plongés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "plongées" 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 #79,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plongées" and "plongés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plongées vs plongeons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #79,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.