Which to use
“caractérisées” and “caractérisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,872
- “caractérisées” frequency rank
- #29,269
- “caractérisés” frequency rank
- 61141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caractérisées | caractérisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de caractérisé. | Masculin pluriel de caractérisé. |
Same sound, different letters: caractérisées vs caractérisés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters. caractérisées runs 13 letters (CVCVCCVCVCVVC) against caractérisés's 12 (CVCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - caractérisées / caractérisés
This is the hard kind. caractérisées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caractérisées is recorded at frequency rank #31,872, 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 61141, this pair ranks #93,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caractérisées vs caractérisés
Shared letters: acirsté. Private to "caractérisées": e. Private to "caractérisés": -.
"caractérisées" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVVC · "caractérisés" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caractérisées" and "caractérisés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caractérisées" or "caractérisés"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "caractérisées" 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 #93,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caractérisées" and "caractérisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caractérisées vs caractériser". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,867 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.