Which to use
“station” is a noun and “stationné” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,975
- “station” frequency rank
- #29,989
- “stationné” frequency rank
- 31964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | station | stationné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pause, arrêt que l’on fait dans un parcours. | Participe passé masculin singulier de stationner. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set station and stationné apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: station is \sta.sjɔ̃\ while stationné is \sta.sjɔ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “station” sits inside “stationné”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
station is recorded at frequency rank #1,975, classified as anoun, pronounced \sta.sjɔ̃\. stationné is at rank #29,989, tagged as averb, pronounced \sta.sjɔ.ne\.
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 31964, this pair ranks #300,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of station vs stationné
Shared letters: ainost. Private to "station": -. Private to "stationné": é.
"station" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "stationné" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- station ← sattion · sstation · staiton · statino · stationn · statoin · stattion · sttaion
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "station" and "stationné" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "station" or "stationné"?
Remembering station vs stationné
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “station”; for a verb, it's “stationné”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “station” entry
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