Which to use
“sondages” and “sondés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,624
- “sondages” frequency rank
- #28,354
- “sondés” frequency rank
- 32978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sondages | sondés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sondage. | Pluriel de sondé. |
Where the eye mixes sondages and sondés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sondages runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against sondés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sondages and sondés
A purely visual mix-up. sondages (\sɔ̃.daʒ\) and sondés (\sɔ̃.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sondages is recorded at frequency rank #4,624, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔ̃.daʒ\. sondés is at rank #28,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ̃.de\.
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 32978, this pair ranks #293,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sondages vs sondés
Shared letters: dnos. Private to "sondages": aeg. Private to "sondés": é.
"sondages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sondages ← osndages · snodages · sodnages · sonadges · sondaegs · sondagess · sondagges · sondagse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sondages" and "sondés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sondages" or "sondés"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sondages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sondés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sondages" and "sondés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs sondés". 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 #293,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.