assurévsassuréeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: assuré is a adjective, assurée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#3,181
“assuré” frequency rank
#6,051
“assurée” frequency rank
9232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature assuré assurée
Definition Qui est sûr, qui met en sûreté. Femme qui a contracté une assurance.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
assuré
7 ch
assurée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: assuré and assurée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.sy.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “assuré” sits inside “assurée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

assuré is recorded at frequency rank #3,181, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.sy.ʁe\. assurée is at rank #6,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.sy.ʁe\.

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 9232, this pair ranks #417,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of assuré vs assurée

Shared letters: arsué. Private to "assuré": -. Private to "assurée": e.

"assuré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "assurée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Frequency comparison

assuré#3,181
assurée#6,051

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "assuré" and "assurée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "assuré" is an adjective and "assurée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "assuré" or "assurée"?
"assuré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,181 in our French list, against #6,051 for "assurée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering assuré vs assurée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “assuré”; for a noun, it's “assurée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “assuré” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list