Which to use
“sucrée” is a noun and “sucrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,329
- “sucrée” frequency rank
- #26,883
- “sucrés” frequency rank
- 45212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucrée | sucrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mijaurée, fille ou femme qui veut passer pour gentille. | Masculin pluriel de sucré. |
Same sound, different letters: sucrée vs sucrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. sucrée (CVCCVV) and sucrés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - sucrée and sucrés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sucrée and sucrés 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 a single letter - e in “sucrée” becomes s in “sucrés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45212, 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\. sucrés is at rank #26,883, 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 45212, this pair ranks #204,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucrée vs sucrés
Shared letters: crsué. Private to "sucrée": e. Private to "sucrés": -.
"sucrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sucrés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucrée" for "sucrés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sucrée" vs "sucrés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucrée" and "sucrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs sucrés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #204,500 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.