Which to use
“submergé” is a verb and “submergés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,824
- “submergé” frequency rank
- #40,516
- “submergés” frequency rank
- 66340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | submergé | submergés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe submerger. | Masculin pluriel de submergé. |
Same sound, different letters: submergé vs submergés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. submergé runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against submergés's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - submergé and submergés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: submergé and submergés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \syb.mɛʁ.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “submergé” sits inside “submergés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
submergé is recorded at frequency rank #25,824, classified as averb, pronounced \syb.mɛʁ.ʒe\. submergés is at rank #40,516, tagged as anadj, pronounced \syb.mɛʁ.ʒe\.
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 66340, this pair ranks #68,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of submergé vs submergés
Shared letters: begmrsué. Private to "submergé": -. Private to "submergés": -.
"submergé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "submergés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "submergé" and "submergés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "submergé" or "submergés"?
After this comparison
"submergé" and "submergés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "submergé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "submergés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "submergé" and "submergés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "submerger vs submergés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,268 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.