renomméesvsrenommésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: renommées is a noun, renommés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“renommées” is a noun and “renommés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,686
“renommées” frequency rank
#28,717
“renommés” frequency rank
73403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature renommées renommés
Definition Pluriel de renommée. Masculin pluriel de renommé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
renommées
8 ch
renommés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: renommées and renommés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.nɔ.me\. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

renommées is recorded at frequency rank #44,686, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ.me\. renommés is at rank #28,717, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ.me\.

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 73403, this pair ranks #40,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of renommées vs renommés

Shared letters: emnorsé. Private to "renommées": -. Private to "renommés": -.

"renommées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "renommés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

renommées#44,686
renommés#28,717

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "renommées" and "renommés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "renommées" is a noun and "renommés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "renommées" or "renommés"?
"renommés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,717 in our French list, against #44,686 for "renommées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering renommées vs renommés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “renommées”; for an adjective, it's “renommés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “renommées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list