Which to use
“salarié” is an adjective and “salariée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,501
- “salarié” frequency rank
- #26,867
- “salariée” frequency rank
- 32368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salarié | salariée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui reçoit des gages, un salaire. | Femme salariée. |
Same sound, different letters: salarié vs salariée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. salarié runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against salariée's 8 (CVCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - salarié / salariée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: salarié and salariée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sa.la.ʁje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “salarié” sits inside “salariée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salarié is recorded at frequency rank #5,501, classified as anadj, pronounced \sa.la.ʁje\. salariée is at rank #26,867, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sa.la.ʁje\.
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 32368, this pair ranks #297,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salarié vs salariée
Shared letters: ailrsé. Private to "salarié": -. Private to "salariée": e.
"salarié" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "salariée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "salarié" / "salariée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "salarié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salariée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salarié" and "salariée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salariée vs salariées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #297,759 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.