Which to use
“rencontrées” is an adjective and “rencontres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,852
- “rencontrées” frequency rank
- #2,014
- “rencontres” frequency rank
- 14866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontrées | rencontres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de rencontré. | Pluriel de rencontre. |
Where the eye mixes rencontrées and rencontres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rencontrées vs rencontres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rencontrées is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\ while rencontres is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rencontrées is recorded at frequency rank #12,852, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\. rencontres is at rank #2,014, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\.
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 14866, this pair ranks #394,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rencontrées vs rencontres
Shared letters: cenorst. Private to "rencontrées": é. Private to "rencontres": -.
"rencontrées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC · "rencontres" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontres ← erncontres · recnontres · renccontres · rencnotres · renconntres · renconrtes · renconters · rencontress
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rencontrées" for "rencontres" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rencontrées" or "rencontres" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontrées" and "rencontres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rencontrées vs rencontrerez". 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 #394,879 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.