Which to use
“submergée” is a verb and “submergés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,766
- “submergée” frequency rank
- #40,516
- “submergés” frequency rank
- 75282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | submergée | submergés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de submerger. | Masculin pluriel de submergé. |
Same sound, different letters: submergée vs submergés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. submergée (CVCCVCCVV) and submergés (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - submergée / submergés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: submergée 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 a single letter - e in “submergée” becomes s in “submergés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
submergée is recorded at frequency rank #34,766, 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 75282, this pair ranks #34,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of submergée vs submergés
Shared letters: begmrsué. Private to "submergée": -. Private to "submergés": -.
"submergée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "submergés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "submergée" for "submergés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "submergée" or "submergés"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "submergée" / "submergés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "submergée" 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 #34,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "submergée" and "submergés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "submerger vs submergés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,566 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.