Which to use
“retrouvés” and “retrouvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,029
- “retrouvés” frequency rank
- #4,281
- “retrouvez” frequency rank
- 12310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retrouvés | retrouvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de retrouver. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retrouver. |
Where the eye mixes retrouvés and retrouvez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses retrouvés with retrouvez
A purely visual mix-up. retrouvés (\ʁe.tʁu.ve\) and retrouvez (\ʁə.tʁu.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retrouvés is recorded at frequency rank #8,029, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.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 12310, this pair ranks #405,786 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of retrouvés vs retrouvez
Shared letters: eortuv. Private to "retrouvés": sé. Private to "retrouvez": z.
"retrouvés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "retrouvez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retrouvez ← ertrouvez · rertouvez · retoruvez · retrouevz · retrouvezz · retrouvvez · retrouvze · retrovuez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retrouvés" for "retrouvez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "retrouvés" or "retrouvez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "retrouvés" and "retrouvez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retrouvés" 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 #405,786 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retrouvés" and "retrouvez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retrouveras vs retrouvés". 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 #405,786 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.