Which to use
“diffusées” and “diffusent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,246
- “diffusées” frequency rank
- #21,286
- “diffusent” frequency rank
- 35532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diffusées | diffusent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de diffuser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de diffuser. |
Where the eye mixes diffusées and diffusent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: diffusées vs diffusent
A purely visual mix-up. diffusées (\di.fy.ze\) and diffusent (\di.fyz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diffusées is recorded at frequency rank #14,246, classified as averb, pronounced \di.fy.ze\. diffusent is at rank #21,286, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.fyz\.
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 35532, this pair ranks #276,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diffusées vs diffusent
Shared letters: defisu. Private to "diffusées": é. Private to "diffusent": nt.
"diffusées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "diffusent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diffusent ← ddiffusent · dfifusent · diffsuent · diffuesnt · diffusennt · diffusentt · diffusetn · diffusnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diffusées" and "diffusent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "diffusées" vs "diffusent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "diffusées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diffusent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diffusées" and "diffusent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diffusent vs diffusera". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #276,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.