Which to use
“désignées” is an adjective and “désigner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,564
- “désignées” frequency rank
- #5,127
- “désigner” frequency rank
- 29691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désignées | désigner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de désigné. | Indiquer une personne ou une chose par des expressions, par des marques qui la font reconnaître. |
Same sound, different letters: désignées vs désigner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. désignées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against désigner's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - désignées and désigner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: désignées and désigner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.zi.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29691, 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\. désigner is at rank #5,127, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.zi.ɲe\.
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 29691, this pair ranks #315,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of désignées vs désigner
Shared letters: deginsé. Private to "désignées": -. Private to "désigner": r.
"désignées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "désigner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "désignées" and "désigner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "désignées" vs "désigner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "désignées" / "désigner". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "désignées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désigner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désignées" and "désigner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désignées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #315,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.