Which to use
“caractérisée” and “caractérisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,530
- “caractérisée” frequency rank
- #29,269
- “caractérisés” frequency rank
- 42799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caractérisée | caractérisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de caractérisé. | Masculin pluriel de caractérisé. |
Same sound, different letters: caractérisée vs caractérisés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. caractérisée (CVCVCCVCVCVV) and caractérisés (CVCVCCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: caractérisée vs caractérisés
This is the hard kind. caractérisée and caractérisés are pronounced identically (\ka.ʁak.te.ʁi.ze\) 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 a single letter - e in “caractérisée” becomes s in “caractérisés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caractérisée is recorded at frequency rank #13,530, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.ʁak.te.ʁi.ze\. caractérisés is at rank #29,269, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ka.ʁak.te.ʁi.ze\.
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 42799, this pair ranks #222,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caractérisée vs caractérisés
Shared letters: acirsté. Private to "caractérisée": e. Private to "caractérisés": -.
"caractérisée" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVV · "caractérisés" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caractérisée" and "caractérisés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caractérisée" vs "caractérisés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "caractérisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caractérisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caractérisée" and "caractérisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caractérisées vs caractérisés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #222,867 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.