Which to use
“discutée” is a verb and “disputée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,172
- “discutée” frequency rank
- #17,676
- “disputée” frequency rank
- 40848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutée | disputée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de discuter. | Féminin singulier de disputé. |
Where the eye mixes discutée and disputée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. discutée and disputée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between discutée and disputée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: discutée is \dis.ky.te\ while disputée is \dis.py.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “discutée” becomes p in “disputée”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40848, 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\. disputée is at rank #17,676, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dis.py.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 40848, this pair ranks #237,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discutée vs disputée
Shared letters: deistué. Private to "discutée": c. Private to "disputée": p.
"discutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "disputée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "discutée" for "disputée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "discutée" vs "disputée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "disputée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discutée" and "disputée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutée vs discutera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.