comptabiliservscomptabilisésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: comptabiliser is a verb, comptabilisés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comptabiliser” is a verb and “comptabilisés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,718
“comptabiliser” frequency rank
#30,956
“comptabilisés” frequency rank
69674
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comptabiliser comptabilisés
Definition Passer des écritures comptables, saisir des pièces comptables. Masculin pluriel de comptabilisé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comptabiliser and comptabilisés apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
comptabiliser
13 ch
comptabilisés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: comptabiliser and comptabilisés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.ta.bi.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comptabiliser is recorded at frequency rank #38,718, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.ta.bi.li.ze\. comptabilisés is at rank #30,956, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ta.bi.li.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 69674, this pair ranks #54,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comptabiliser vs comptabilisés

Shared letters: abcilmopst. Private to "comptabiliser": er. Private to "comptabilisés": é.

"comptabiliser" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC  ·  "comptabilisés" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comptabiliserccomptabiliser · cmoptabiliser · commptabiliser · compatbiliser · compptabiliser · comptabbiliser · comptabiilser · comptabiliesr

Frequency comparison

comptabiliser#38,718
comptabilisés#30,956

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comptabiliser" and "comptabilisés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comptabiliser" is a verb and "comptabilisés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comptabiliser" or "comptabilisés"?
"comptabilisés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,956 in our French list, against #38,718 for "comptabiliser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering comptabiliser vs comptabilisés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “comptabiliser”; for an adjective, it's “comptabilisés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comptabiliser” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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