Which to use
“assemblée” is a noun and “assemblés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #914
- “assemblée” frequency rank
- #23,767
- “assemblés” frequency rank
- 24681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assemblée | assemblés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réunion d’un certain nombre de personnes dans un même lieu. | Masculin pluriel de assemblé. |
Same sound, different letters: assemblée vs assemblés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. assemblée (VCCVCCCVV) and assemblés (VCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - assemblée / assemblés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: assemblée and assemblés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.sɑ̃.ble\. 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 “assemblée” becomes s in “assemblés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assemblée is recorded at frequency rank #914, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.sɑ̃.ble\. assemblés is at rank #23,767, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.sɑ̃.ble\.
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 24681, this pair ranks #345,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of assemblée vs assemblés
Shared letters: abelmsé. Private to "assemblée": -. Private to "assemblés": -.
"assemblée" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVV · "assemblés" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "assemblée" and "assemblés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "assemblée" or "assemblés"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "assemblée" / "assemblés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "assemblée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assemblés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assemblée" and "assemblés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assemblent vs assemblés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.