racontée vs racontées, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“racontée” and “racontées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,801
“racontée” frequency rank: #38,496
“racontées” frequency rank: 56297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	racontée	racontées
Definition	Participe passé féminin singulier de raconter.	Participe passé féminin pluriel de raconter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set racontée and racontées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

racontée

9 ch

racontées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. racontée and racontées are pronounced identically (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “racontée” sits inside “racontées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

racontée is recorded at frequency rank #17,801, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\. racontées is at rank #38,496, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\.

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 56297, this pair ranks #121,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of racontée vs racontées

Shared letters: acenorté. Private to "racontée": -. Private to "racontées": s.

"racontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "racontées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

racontée#17,801

racontées#38,496

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "racontée" and "racontées" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "racontée" or "racontées"?

"racontée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,801 in our French list, against #38,496 for "racontées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering racontée vs racontées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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