Which to use
“discute” is a noun and “discutées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,948
- “discute” frequency rank
- #35,462
- “discutées” frequency rank
- 42410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discute | discutées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Discussion, conversation. Surtout présent dans l'expression faire ou taper la discute. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de discuter. |
Where the eye mixes discute and discutées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. discute runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against discutées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses discute with discutées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: discute is \dis.kyt\ while discutées is \dis.ky.te\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discute is recorded at frequency rank #6,948, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.kyt\. discutées is at rank #35,462, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.ky.te\.
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 42410, this pair ranks #225,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discute vs discutées
Shared letters: cdeistu. Private to "discute": -. Private to "discutées": é.
"discute" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "discutées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- discute ← ddiscute · dicsute · disccute · disctue · discuet · discutte · disscute · disucte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "discute" and "discutées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "discute" vs "discutées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "discute" and "discutées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "discute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discutées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discute" and "discutées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutées vs discutera". 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 #225,809 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.