calculéevscalculéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“calculée” and “calculées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,823
“calculée” frequency rank
#20,072
“calculées” frequency rank
35895
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature calculée calculées
Definition Féminin singulier de calculé. Féminin pluriel de calculé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set calculée and calculées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
calculée
9 ch
calculées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. calculée and calculées are pronounced identically (\kal.ky.le\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “calculée” sits inside “calculées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

calculée is recorded at frequency rank #15,823, classified as anadj, pronounced \kal.ky.le\. calculées is at rank #20,072, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kal.ky.le\.

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 35895, this pair ranks #273,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of calculée vs calculées

Shared letters: acelué. Private to "calculée": -. Private to "calculées": s.

"calculée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "calculées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

calculée#15,823
calculées#20,072

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "calculée" and "calculées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\kal.ky.le\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "calculée" or "calculées"?
"calculée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,823 in our French list, against #20,072 for "calculées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering calculée vs calculées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “calculée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list