Which to use
“salariée” is a noun and “salariés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,867
- “salariée” frequency rank
- #2,338
- “salariés” frequency rank
- 29205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salariée | salariés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme salariée. | Masculin pluriel de salarié. |
Same sound, different letters: salariée vs salariés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. salariée (CVCVCVVV) and salariés (CVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - salariée and salariés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: salariée and salariés 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 a single letter - e in “salariée” becomes s in “salariés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29205, 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\. salariés is at rank #2,338, 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 29205, this pair ranks #318,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salariée vs salariés
Shared letters: ailrsé. Private to "salariée": e. Private to "salariés": -.
"salariée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV · "salariés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salariée" for "salariés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "salariée" vs "salariés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"salariée" and "salariés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "salariée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salariés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salariée" and "salariés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salariée vs salariées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #318,102 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.