discutéevsdiscutentConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,172
“discutée” frequency rank
#18,171
“discutent” frequency rank
41343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discutée discutent
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de discuter. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de discuter.

Where the eye mixes discutée and discutent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
discutée
9 ch
discutent

Look-alike desk: discutée vs discutent

A purely visual mix-up. discutée (\dis.ky.te\) and discutent (\dis.kyt\) 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 41343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discutée is recorded at frequency rank #23,172, classified as averb, pronounced \dis.ky.te\. discutent is at rank #18,171, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.kyt\.

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 41343, this pair ranks #233,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of discutée vs discutent

Shared letters: cdeistu. Private to "discutée": é. Private to "discutent": n.

"discutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "discutent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discutentddiscutent · dicsutent · disccutent · disctuent · discuetnt · discutennt · discutentt · discutetn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "discutée" and "discutent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\dis.ky.te\ versus \dis.kyt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "discutée" vs "discutent" - which ranks higher?
"discutent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,171 in our French list, against #23,172 for "discutée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "discutée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "discutent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discutée" and "discutent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutée 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 #233,789 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