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. |
Same sound, different letters: salariée vs salariées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. salariée runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVV) against salariées's 9 (CVCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - salariée / salariées
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salariée" for "salariées" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "salariée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salariées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salariée" and "salariées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salariat vs salariée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.