Which to use
“retrouvée” is a noun and “retrouvez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,749
- “retrouvée” frequency rank
- #4,281
- “retrouvez” frequency rank
- 11030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retrouvée | retrouvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réunion avec des gens dont on était séparé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retrouver. |
Same sound, different letters: retrouvée vs retrouvez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. retrouvée (CVCCVVCVV) and retrouvez (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - retrouvée and retrouvez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: retrouvée and retrouvez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.tʁu.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retrouvée is recorded at frequency rank #6,749, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.tʁu.ve\. retrouvez is at rank #4,281, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tʁu.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 11030, this pair ranks #410,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of retrouvée vs retrouvez
Shared letters: eortuv. Private to "retrouvée": é. Private to "retrouvez": z.
"retrouvée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVV · "retrouvez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retrouvez ← ertrouvez · rertouvez · retoruvez · retrouevz · retrouvezz · retrouvvez · retrouvze · retrovuez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "retrouvée" and "retrouvez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "retrouvée" or "retrouvez"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "retrouvée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retrouvez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retrouvée" and "retrouvez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retrouvée vs retrouverez". 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 #410,731 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.