Which to use
“diffusé” and “diffusés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,322
- “diffusé” frequency rank
- #12,947
- “diffusés” frequency rank
- 17269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diffusé | diffusés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de diffuser. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de diffuser. |
Same sound, different letters: diffusé vs diffusés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. diffusé runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against diffusés's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - diffusé / diffusés
This is the hard kind. diffusé and diffusés are pronounced identically (\di.fy.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “diffusé” sits inside “diffusés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diffusé is recorded at frequency rank #4,322, classified as averb, pronounced \di.fy.ze\. diffusés is at rank #12,947, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.fy.ze\.
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 17269, this pair ranks #383,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diffusé vs diffusés
Shared letters: dfisué. Private to "diffusé": -. Private to "diffusés": -.
"diffusé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "diffusés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diffusé" and "diffusés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "diffusé" or "diffusés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "diffusé" / "diffusés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "diffusé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diffusés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diffusé" and "diffusés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diffusera vs diffusés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #383,990 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.