Which to use
“diffusée” and “diffusées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,603
- “diffusée” frequency rank
- #14,246
- “diffusées” frequency rank
- 20849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diffusée | diffusées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de diffuser. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de diffuser. |
Same sound, different letters: diffusée vs diffusées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. diffusée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against diffusées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - diffusée / diffusées
This is the hard kind. diffusée and diffusées 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) - “diffusée” sits inside “diffusées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diffusée is recorded at frequency rank #6,603, classified as averb, pronounced \di.fy.ze\. diffusées is at rank #14,246, 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 20849, this pair ranks #366,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diffusée vs diffusées
Shared letters: defisué. Private to "diffusée": -. Private to "diffusées": -.
"diffusée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "diffusées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diffusée" and "diffusées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "diffusée" vs "diffusées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"diffusée" and "diffusées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "diffusée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diffusées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diffusée" and "diffusées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diffusées vs diffusera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #366,162 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.