Which to use
“désignées” is an adjective and “désignent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,564
- “désignées” frequency rank
- #18,731
- “désignent” frequency rank
- 43295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désignées | désignent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de désigné. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désigner. |
Where the eye mixes désignées and désignent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. désignées (CVCVCCVVC) and désignent (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: désignées vs désignent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: désignées is \de.zi.ɲe\ while désignent is \de.ziɲ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désignées is recorded at frequency rank #24,564, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.zi.ɲe\. désignent is at rank #18,731, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ziɲ\.
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 43295, this pair ranks #219,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of désignées vs désignent
Shared letters: deginsé. Private to "désignées": -. Private to "désignent": t.
"désignées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "désignent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "désignées" and "désignent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "désignées" or "désignent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "désignées" and "désignent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "désignées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désignent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désignées" and "désignent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désignées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #219,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.