Which to use
“plongées” is a noun and “plongez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,207
- “plongées” frequency rank
- #34,675
- “plongez” frequency rank
- 69882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plongées | plongez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de plongée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de plonger. |
Same sound, different letters: plongées vs plongez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - plongées / plongez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: plongées and plongez 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 69882, 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\. plongez is at rank #34,675, 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 69882, this pair ranks #53,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plongées vs plongez
Shared letters: eglnop. Private to "plongées": sé. Private to "plongez": z.
"plongées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "plongez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- plongez ← lpongez · pllongez · plnogez · plognez · plonegz · plongezz · plonggez · plongze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plongées" and "plongez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "plongées" vs "plongez" - 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 "plongées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plongez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plongées" and "plongez" 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 #53,449 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.