Which to use
“destiné” is a verb and “destinées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,066
- “destiné” frequency rank
- #5,746
- “destinées” frequency rank
- 8812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | destiné | destinées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe destiner. | Féminin pluriel de destiné. |
Same sound, different letters: destiné vs destinées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: destiné vs destinées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: destiné and destinées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dɛs.ti.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “destiné” sits inside “destinées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
destiné is recorded at frequency rank #3,066, classified as averb, pronounced \dɛs.ti.ne\. destinées is at rank #5,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɛs.ti.ne\.
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 8812, this pair ranks #418,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of destiné vs destinées
Shared letters: deinsté. Private to "destiné": -. Private to "destinées": -.
"destiné" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "destinées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "destiné" / "destinées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "destiné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destinées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "destiné" and "destinées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dessina vs destiné". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #418,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.