retrouvéesvsretrouvésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: retrouvées is a noun, retrouvés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“retrouvées” is a noun and “retrouvés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,784
“retrouvées” frequency rank
#8,029
“retrouvés” frequency rank
22813
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature retrouvées retrouvés
Definition Pluriel de retrouvée. Participe passé masculin pluriel de retrouver.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set retrouvées and retrouvés apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
retrouvées
9 ch
retrouvés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: retrouvées and retrouvés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.tʁu.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, 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 22813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

retrouvées is recorded at frequency rank #14,784, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.tʁu.ve\. retrouvés is at rank #8,029, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.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 22813, this pair ranks #356,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of retrouvées vs retrouvés

Shared letters: eorstuvé. Private to "retrouvées": -. Private to "retrouvés": -.

"retrouvées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVVC  ·  "retrouvés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Frequency comparison

retrouvées#14,784
retrouvés#8,029

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "retrouvées" and "retrouvés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "retrouvées" is a noun and "retrouvés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "retrouvées" or "retrouvés"?
"retrouvés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,029 in our French list, against #14,784 for "retrouvées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering retrouvées vs retrouvés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list