calculéevscalculezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: calculée is a adjective, calculez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“calculée” is an adjective and “calculez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,823
“calculée” frequency rank
#44,350
“calculez” frequency rank
60173
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature calculée calculez
Definition Féminin singulier de calculé. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe calculer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set calculée and calculez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
calculée
8 ch
calculez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: calculée and calculez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kal.ky.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60173, 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\. calculez is at rank #44,350, tagged as averb, 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 60173, this pair ranks #99,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of calculée vs calculez

Shared letters: acelu. Private to "calculée": é. Private to "calculez": z.

"calculée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "calculez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • calculezaclculez · caclulez · calcculez · calcluez · calcuelz · calculezz · calcullez · calculze

Frequency comparison

calculée#15,823
calculez#44,350

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "calculée" and "calculez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "calculée" is an adjective and "calculez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "calculée" or "calculez"?
"calculée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,823 in our French list, against #44,350 for "calculez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering calculée vs calculez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “calculée”; for a verb, it's “calculez”.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list