Which to use
“diffusée” and “diffusés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,603
- “diffusée” frequency rank
- #12,947
- “diffusés” frequency rank
- 19550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diffusée | diffusés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de diffuser. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de diffuser. |
Same sound, different letters: diffusée vs diffusés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. diffusée (CVCCVCVV) and diffusés (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - diffusée / diffusés
This is the hard kind. diffusée 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 a single letter - e in “diffusée” becomes s in “diffusés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19550, 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\. 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 19550, this pair ranks #372,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diffusée vs diffusés
Shared letters: dfisué. Private to "diffusée": e. Private to "diffusés": -.
"diffusée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "diffusés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diffusée" and "diffusés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "diffusée" vs "diffusés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "diffusée" 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 #372,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diffusée" and "diffusés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diffusera vs diffusés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #372,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.