Which to use
“rencontrées” is an adjective and “rencontrons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,852
- “rencontrées” frequency rank
- #25,472
- “rencontrons” frequency rank
- 38324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontrées | rencontrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de rencontré. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rencontrer. |
Where the eye mixes rencontrées and rencontrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rencontrées with rencontrons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rencontrées is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\ while rencontrons is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38324, 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\. rencontrons is at rank #25,472, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃\.
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 38324, this pair ranks #256,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rencontrées vs rencontrons
Shared letters: cenorst. Private to "rencontrées": é. Private to "rencontrons": -.
"rencontrées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC · "rencontrons" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontrons ← erncontrons · recnontrons · renccontrons · rencnotrons · renconntrons · renconrtons · rencontorns · rencontrnos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rencontrées" for "rencontrons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rencontrées" or "rencontrons" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "rencontrons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontrées" and "rencontrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rencontrais vs rencontrons". 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 #256,063 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.