Which to use
“chiffre” is a noun and “chiffrée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,946
- “chiffre” frequency rank
- #33,604
- “chiffrée” frequency rank
- 35550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chiffre | chiffrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caractère utilisé pour écrire les nombres. Par analogie avec les mots, on peut dire que les chiffres constituent l’alphabet des nombres. | Féminin singulier de chiffré. |
Where the eye mixes chiffre and chiffrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. chiffre runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against chiffrée's 8 (CCVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between chiffre and chiffrée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chiffre is \ʃifʁ\ while chiffrée is \ʃi.fʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chiffre is recorded at frequency rank #1,946, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃifʁ\. chiffrée is at rank #33,604, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃi.fʁe\.
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 35550, this pair ranks #275,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chiffre vs chiffrée
Shared letters: cefhir. Private to "chiffre": -. Private to "chiffrée": é.
"chiffre" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "chiffrée" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chiffre ← cchiffre · chfifre · chhiffre · chiffer · chiffrre · chifre · chifrfe · cihffre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chiffre" and "chiffrée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chiffre" or "chiffrée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chiffre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chiffrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chiffre" and "chiffrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chicorée vs chiffrée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #275,909 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.