sucréevssucréesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sucrée is a noun, sucrées is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sucrée” is a noun and “sucrées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,329
“sucrée” frequency rank
#27,249
“sucrées” frequency rank
45578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sucrée sucrées
Definition Mijaurée, fille ou femme qui veut passer pour gentille. Féminin pluriel de sucré.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sucrée and sucrées apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
sucrée
7 ch
sucrées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sucrée and sucrées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sy.kʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sucrée” sits inside “sucrées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sucrée is recorded at frequency rank #18,329, classified as anoun, pronounced \sy.kʁe\. sucrées is at rank #27,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sy.kʁe\.

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 45578, this pair ranks #201,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sucrée vs sucrées

Shared letters: cersué. Private to "sucrée": -. Private to "sucrées": -.

"sucrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "sucrées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

sucrée#18,329
sucrées#27,249

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sucrée" and "sucrées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sucrée" is a noun and "sucrées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sucrée" or "sucrées"?
"sucrée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,329 in our French list, against #27,249 for "sucrées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sucrée vs sucrées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sucrée”; for an adjective, it's “sucrées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sucrée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list