renommésvsrénovésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: renommés is a adjective, rénovés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#28,717
“renommés” frequency rank
#36,580
“rénovés” frequency rank
65297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature renommés rénovés
Definition Masculin pluriel de renommé. Participe passé masculin pluriel de rénover.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set renommés and rénovés apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
renommés
7 ch
rénovés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: renommés is \ʁə.nɔ.me\ while rénovés is \ʁe.nɔ.ve\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

renommés is recorded at frequency rank #28,717, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ.me\. rénovés is at rank #36,580, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.nɔ.ve\.

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 65297, this pair ranks #72,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of renommés vs rénovés

Shared letters: norsé. Private to "renommés": em. Private to "rénovés": v.

"renommés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "rénovés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

renommés#28,717
rénovés#36,580

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "renommés" and "rénovés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "renommés" is an adjective and "rénovés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "renommés" or "rénovés"?
"renommés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,717 in our French list, against #36,580 for "rénovés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering renommés vs rénovés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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