salariéevssalariéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: salariée is a noun, salariées is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“salariée” is a noun and “salariées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,867
“salariée” frequency rank
#39,526
“salariées” frequency rank
66393
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature salariée salariées
Definition Femme salariée. Féminin pluriel de salarié.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
salariée
9 ch
salariées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: salariée and salariées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sa.la.ʁje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “salariée” sits inside “salariées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

salariée is recorded at frequency rank #26,867, classified as anoun, pronounced \sa.la.ʁje\. salariées is at rank #39,526, tagged as anadj, 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 66393, this pair ranks #68,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of salariée vs salariées

Shared letters: aeilrsé. Private to "salariée": -. Private to "salariées": -.

"salariée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV  ·  "salariées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVVC

Frequency comparison

salariée#26,867
salariées#39,526

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "salariée" and "salariées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "salariée" is a noun and "salariées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "salariée" or "salariées"?
"salariée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,867 in our French list, against #39,526 for "salariées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering salariée vs salariées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list