Which to use
“discutées” and “discutent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,462
- “discutées” frequency rank
- #18,171
- “discutent” frequency rank
- 53633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutées | discutent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de discuter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de discuter. |
Where the eye mixes discutées and discutent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. discutées (CVCCVCVVC) and discutent (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: discutées vs discutent
A purely visual mix-up. discutées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discutées is recorded at frequency rank #35,462, 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 53633, this pair ranks #139,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discutées vs discutent
Shared letters: cdeistu. Private to "discutées": é. Private to "discutent": n.
"discutées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "discutent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- discutent ← ddiscutent · dicsutent · disccutent · disctuent · discuetnt · discutennt · discutentt · discutetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "discutées" and "discutent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "discutées" or "discutent" 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 "discutées" 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 #139,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discutées" and "discutent" 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 #139,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.