renouvelévsrenouvelleWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“renouvelé” and “renouvelle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,119
“renouvelé” frequency rank
#15,019
“renouvelle” frequency rank
26138
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature renouvelé renouvelle
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de renouveler. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de renouveler.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
renouvelé
10 ch
renouvelle

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. renouvelé (\ʁə.nu.və.le\) and renouvelle (\ʁə.nu.vɛl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

renouvelé is recorded at frequency rank #11,119, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.nu.və.le\. renouvelle is at rank #15,019, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.nu.vɛl\.

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 26138, this pair ranks #336,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of renouvelé vs renouvelle

Shared letters: elnoruv. Private to "renouvelé": é. Private to "renouvelle": -.

"renouvelé" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV  ·  "renouvelle" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • renouvelleernouvelle · rennouvelle · renouevlle · renouvelel · renouvlele · renouvvelle · renovuelle · renuovelle

Frequency comparison

renouvelé#11,119
renouvelle#15,019

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "renouvelé" and "renouvelle" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.nu.və.le\ versus \ʁə.nu.vɛl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "renouvelé" or "renouvelle"?
"renouvelé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,119 in our French list, against #15,019 for "renouvelle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering renouvelé vs renouvelle

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “renouvelé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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