Which to use
“débattu” and “débattues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,545
- “débattu” frequency rank
- #49,608
- “débattues” frequency rank
- 72153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débattu | débattues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appareil de gâteau. | Pluriel de débattue. |
Same sound, different letters: débattu vs débattues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. débattu runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against débattues's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - débattu / débattues
This is the hard kind. débattu and débattues are pronounced identically (\de.ba.ty\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “débattu” sits inside “débattues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débattu is recorded at frequency rank #22,545, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ba.ty\. débattues is at rank #49,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ba.ty\.
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 72153, this pair ranks #45,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débattu vs débattues
Shared letters: abdtué. Private to "débattu": -. Private to "débattues": es.
"débattu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "débattues" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débattu" and "débattues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "débattu" or "débattues" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "débattu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débattues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débattu" and "débattues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarques vs débattues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.