plongéesvsplongésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: plongées is a noun, plongés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set plongées and plongés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
plongées
7 ch
plongés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

plongées#35,207
plongés#28,692

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "plongées" and "plongés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "plongées" is a noun and "plongés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "plongées" or "plongés"?
"plongés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,692 in our French list, against #35,207 for "plongées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering plongées vs plongés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “plongées”; for a verb, it's “plongés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “plongées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list