diagnostiquevsdiagnostiquéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: diagnostique is a adjective, diagnostiquée is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“diagnostique” is an adjective and “diagnostiquée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,594
“diagnostique” frequency rank
#35,897
“diagnostiquée” frequency rank
57491
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diagnostique diagnostiquée
Definition Qui sert à établir le diagnostic d’une maladie. Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe diagnostiquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set diagnostique and diagnostiquée apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
diagnostique
13 ch
diagnostiquée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diagnostique is \djaɡ.nɔs.tik\ while diagnostiquée is \djaɡ.nɔs.ti.ke\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diagnostique is recorded at frequency rank #21,594, classified as anadj, pronounced \djaɡ.nɔs.tik\. diagnostiquée is at rank #35,897, tagged as averb, pronounced \djaɡ.nɔs.ti.ke\.

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 57491, this pair ranks #114,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diagnostique vs diagnostiquée

Shared letters: adeginoqstu. Private to "diagnostique": -. Private to "diagnostiquée": é.

"diagnostique" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "diagnostiquée" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diagnostiquedaignostique · ddiagnostique · diaggnostique · diagnnostique · diagnositque · diagnosstique · diagnostiqeu · diagnostiqque

Frequency comparison

diagnostique#21,594
diagnostiquée#35,897

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diagnostique" and "diagnostiquée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "diagnostique" is an adjective and "diagnostiquée" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "diagnostique" or "diagnostiquée"?
"diagnostique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,594 in our French list, against #35,897 for "diagnostiquée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering diagnostique vs diagnostiquée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “diagnostique”; for a verb, it's “diagnostiquée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “diagnostique” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list