Which to use
“rangée” is a noun and “rangées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,459
- “rangée” frequency rank
- #15,479
- “rangées” frequency rank
- 27938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rangée | rangées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suite d'objets ou de personnes sur un même rang, sur une même file. | Féminin pluriel de rangé. |
Same sound, different letters: rangée vs rangées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. rangée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against rangées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - rangée / rangées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rangée and rangées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rangée” sits inside “rangées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rangée is recorded at frequency rank #12,459, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. rangées is at rank #15,479, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.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 27938, this pair ranks #325,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rangée vs rangées
Shared letters: aegnré. Private to "rangée": -. Private to "rangées": s.
"rangée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "rangées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rangée" and "rangées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rangée" vs "rangées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"rangée" and "rangées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "rangée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rangées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rangée" and "rangées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rangées vs rasées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #325,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.