https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=PokiePolyglot Club WIKI - User contributions [en]2026-05-03T15:21:16ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.37.2https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/index.php?title=Language/French/Vocabulary/Common-spelling-errors&diff=37143Language/French/Vocabulary/Common-spelling-errors2020-05-13T15:15:15Z<p>Pokie: /* Homophe */</p>
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== Homophe ==<br />
* confusion between ''ce'' (demonstrative adjective) and ''se'' (personal pronoun used as the object complement of a verb)<br />
* confusion between ''maire (mayor)'', ''mer (sea)'' and ''mère (mother)''<br />
* confusion between ''haut (high)'', ''eau (water)'', ''au (at)'', ''os'' (bones) or ''Ô''<br />
* confusion between ''seau'' (bucket), ''saut'' (''jump), sot (dumb),'' and ''sceau (seal)''<br />
* confusion between ''ça'' (this) and ''sa (her)''<br />
* confusion between ''c'est (it's)'', ''s'est (is)'', ''ces (these),'' and ''je sais (I know), il/elle/on sait (s.he knows)''<br />
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== English influence ==<br />
'''Do not write:'''<br />
* ''companie'' but '''''compagnie'''''<br />
* ''connection'' but '''''connexion'''''<br />
* ''correspondence'' but '''''correspondance'''''<br />
* ''dance'' but '''''danse'''''<br />
* ''default'' but '''''défaut'''''<br />
* ''example'' but '''''exemple'''''<br />
* ''language'' but '''''langage'''''<br />
* ''license'' but '''''licence'''''<br />
* ''exercise'' but '''''exercice'''''<br />
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== 1 consonant instead of 2 ==<br />
'''Do not write:'''<br />
* ''apartement'' but '''''appartement'''''<br />
* ''apartenir'' but '''''appartenir''' (to belong)''<br />
* ''corolaire'' but '''''corollaire'''''<br />
* ''envelope'' but '''''enveloppe'''''<br />
* ballade but '''balade''' (a walk)<br />
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== 2 consonants instead of 1 ==<br />
'''Do not write:'''<br />
* ''abbréviation'' but '''''abréviation'''''<br />
* ''addresse'' but '''''adresse'''''<br />
* ''aggrégation'' but '''''agrégation'''''<br />
* ''aggression'' but '''''agression'''''<br />
* ''ammener'' but '''''amener'''''<br />
* ''appercevoir'' but '''''apercevoir'''''<br />
* ''courrir'' but '''''courir'''''<br />
* ''baggage'' but '''''bagage'''''<br />
* ''gallerie'' but '''''galerie'''''<br />
* ''giraffe'' but '''''girafe'''''<br />
* ''marriage'' but '''''mariage'''''<br />
* ''traffic'' but '''''trafic'''''<br />
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=="-é" instead of "-er"==<br />
'''Do not write:'''<br />
*"Il faut aller mangé" but "Il faut aller manger"<br />
Rule : When two verbs follow each other, the second takes "ER"<br />
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=="-er" instead or "-é"==<br />
'''Do not write:'''<br />
*"J'ai manger" but "J'ai mangé"<br />
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==No final "-e"==<br />
'''Do not write:'''<br />
*"Util" but "'''Utile'''" (useful)<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
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French version: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faute_d%27orthographe<br />
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https://polyglotclub.com/language/french/question/34720</div>Pokie