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

#23,172
“discutée” frequency rank
#44,985
“discutera” frequency rank
68157
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discutée discutera
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de discuter. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de discuter.

Where the eye mixes discutée and discutera

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

8 ch
discutée
9 ch
discutera

Visual trap between discutée and discutera

A purely visual mix-up. discutée (\dis.ky.te\) and discutera (\dis.ky.tə.ʁa\) 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 68157, 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\. discutera is at rank #44,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.ky.tə.ʁa\.

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 68157, this pair ranks #60,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of discutée vs discutera

Shared letters: cdeistu. Private to "discutée": é. Private to "discutera": ar.

"discutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "discutera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discuteraddiscutera · dicsutera · disccutera · disctuera · discuetra · discutear · discuterra · discutrea

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "discutée" and "discutera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\dis.ky.te\ versus \dis.ky.tə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "discutée" or "discutera"?
"discutée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,172 in our French list, against #44,985 for "discutera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "discutée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "discutera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discutée" and "discutera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutera vs disputera". 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 #60,315 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