Which to use
“discutée” is a verb and “disputées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,172
- “discutée” frequency rank
- #27,769
- “disputées” frequency rank
- 50941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutée | disputées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de discuter. | Féminin pluriel de disputé. |
Where the eye mixes discutée and disputées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. discutée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against disputées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: discutée vs disputées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: discutée is \dis.ky.te\ while disputées is \dis.py.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50941, 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\. disputées is at rank #27,769, 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 50941, this pair ranks #158,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discutée vs disputées
Shared letters: deistué. Private to "discutée": c. Private to "disputées": p.
"discutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "disputées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "discutée" and "disputées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "discutée" or "disputées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "discutée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discutée" and "disputées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputées vs disputera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #158,771 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.