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Which to use

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

#31,911
“célébrées” frequency rank
#37,268
“célébrés” frequency rank
69179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature célébrées célébrés
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe célébrer. Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe célébrer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
célébrées
8 ch
célébrés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. célébrées and célébrés are pronounced identically (\se.le.bʁe\) and both work as averb. 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 69179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

célébrées is recorded at frequency rank #31,911, classified as averb, pronounced \se.le.bʁe\. célébrés is at rank #37,268, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.le.bʁe\.

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 69179, this pair ranks #56,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of célébrées vs célébrés

Shared letters: bclrsé. Private to "célébrées": e. Private to "célébrés": -.

"célébrées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "célébrés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

célébrées#31,911
célébrés#37,268

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "célébrées" and "célébrés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\se.le.bʁe\), 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, "célébrées" or "célébrés"?
"célébrées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,911 in our French list, against #37,268 for "célébrés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering célébrées vs célébrés

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 “célébrées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list