Which to use
“débutée” is a verb and “débuts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,237
- “débutée” frequency rank
- #4,144
- “débuts” frequency rank
- 45381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débutée | débuts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de débuter. | Pluriel de début. |
Where the eye mixes débutée and débuts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. débutée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against débuts's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between débutée and débuts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: débutée is \de.by.te\ while débuts is \de.by\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débutée is recorded at frequency rank #41,237, classified as averb, pronounced \de.by.te\. débuts is at rank #4,144, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.by\.
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 45381, this pair ranks #203,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of débutée vs débuts
Shared letters: bdtué. Private to "débutée": e. Private to "débuts": s.
"débutée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "débuts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débutée" and "débuts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "débutée" or "débuts" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "débutée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débuts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débutée" and "débuts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débutée vs dénudée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #203,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.