Which to use
“rencontre” is a noun and “rencontrée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #590
- “rencontre” frequency rank
- #13,463
- “rencontrée” frequency rank
- 14053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontre | rencontrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hasard, occasion qui fait trouver fortuitement une personne, une chose. | Féminin singulier de rencontré. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rencontre and rencontrée apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rencontre is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\ while rencontrée is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rencontre is recorded at frequency rank #590, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\. rencontrée is at rank #13,463, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\.
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 14053, this pair ranks #398,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rencontre vs rencontrée
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "rencontre": -. Private to "rencontrée": é.
"rencontre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "rencontrée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontre ← erncontre · recnontre · renccontre · rencnotre · renconntre · renconrte · renconter · rencontrre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rencontre" and "rencontrée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rencontre" or "rencontrée"?
Remembering rencontre vs rencontrée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “rencontre”; for an adjective, it's “rencontrée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rencontre” entry
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