Which to use
“communiqué” is a noun and “communiquée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,524
- “communiqué” frequency rank
- #25,938
- “communiquée” frequency rank
- 29462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | communiqué | communiquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Message à la presse. | Participe passé féminin singulier de communiquer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set communiqué and communiquée apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: communiqué and communiquée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.my.ni.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “communiqué” sits inside “communiquée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
communiqué is recorded at frequency rank #3,524, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.my.ni.ke\. communiquée is at rank #25,938, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.my.ni.ke\.
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 29462, this pair ranks #316,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of communiqué vs communiquée
Shared letters: cimnoqué. Private to "communiqué": -. Private to "communiquée": e.
"communiqué" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "communiquée" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "communiqué" and "communiquée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "communiqué" or "communiquée"?
Remembering communiqué vs communiquée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “communiqué”; for a verb, it's “communiquée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “communiqué” entry
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