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Which to use

“diffusera” and “diffusés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,880
“diffusera” frequency rank
#12,947
“diffusés” frequency rank
56827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diffusera diffusés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de diffuser. Participe passé masculin pluriel de diffuser.

Where the eye mixes diffusera and diffusés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
diffusera
8 ch
diffusés

Look-alike desk: diffusera vs diffusés

A purely visual mix-up. diffusera (\di.fy.zə.ʁa\) 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 56827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diffusera is recorded at frequency rank #43,880, classified as averb, pronounced \di.fy.zə.ʁa\. 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 56827, this pair ranks #118,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of diffusera vs diffusés

Shared letters: dfisu. Private to "diffusera": aer. Private to "diffusés": é.

"diffusera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "diffusés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diffuseraddiffusera · dfifusera · diffsuera · diffuesra · diffusear · diffuserra · diffusrea · diffussera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diffusera" and "diffusés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\di.fy.zə.ʁa\ versus \di.fy.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "diffusera" vs "diffusés" - which ranks higher?
"diffusés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,947 in our French list, against #43,880 for "diffusera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "diffusera" and "diffusés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diffusera" 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 #118,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diffusera" and "diffusés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diffusera vs diffuseurs". 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 #118,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list