Which to use
“dirige” is a verb and “dirigées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,529
- “dirige” frequency rank
- #14,011
- “dirigées” frequency rank
- 17540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirige | dirigées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de diriger. | Pluriel de dirigée. |
Where the eye mixes dirige and dirigées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dirige with dirigées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dirige is \di.ʁiʒ\ while dirigées is \di.ʁi.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirige is recorded at frequency rank #3,529, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ʁiʒ\. dirigées is at rank #14,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.ʁi.ʒe\.
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 17540, this pair ranks #382,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirige vs dirigées
Shared letters: degir. Private to "dirige": -. Private to "dirigées": sé.
"dirige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dirigées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dirige ← ddirige · diirge · dirgie · dirieg · dirigge · dirrige · driige · idrige
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dirige" and "dirigées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dirige" or "dirigées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirige" and "dirigées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigées vs dirigeons". 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 #382,649 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.