Which to use
“diffusent” and “diffusés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,286
- “diffusent” frequency rank
- #12,947
- “diffusés” frequency rank
- 34233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diffusent | diffusés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de diffuser. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de diffuser. |
Where the eye mixes diffusent and diffusés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses diffusent with diffusés
A purely visual mix-up. diffusent (\di.fyz\) and diffusés (\di.fy.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diffusent is recorded at frequency rank #21,286, classified as averb, pronounced \di.fyz\. 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 34233, this pair ranks #285,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diffusent vs diffusés
Shared letters: dfisu. Private to "diffusent": ent. Private to "diffusés": é.
"diffusent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "diffusés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diffusent ← ddiffusent · dfifusent · diffsuent · diffuesnt · diffusennt · diffusentt · diffusetn · diffusnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diffusent" and "diffusés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "diffusent" or "diffusés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "diffusent" 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 #285,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diffusent" and "diffusés" 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 #285,243 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.