Which to use
“discutées” and “discuter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,462
- “discutées” frequency rank
- #2,171
- “discuter” frequency rank
- 37633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutées | discuter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de discuter. | Examiner, débattre avec quelqu’un une question, une affaire avec soin, avec exactitude, et en bien considérer le pour et le contre. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set discutées and discuter apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. discutées and discuter are pronounced identically (\dis.ky.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37633, 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\. discuter is at rank #2,171, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.ky.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 37633, this pair ranks #261,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discutées vs discuter
Shared letters: cdeistu. Private to "discutées": é. Private to "discuter": r.
"discutées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "discuter" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- discuter ← ddiscuter · dicsuter · disccuter · disctuer · discuetr · discuterr · discutre · discutter
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "discutées" and "discuter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "discutées" or "discuter"?
Remembering discutées vs discuter
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “discutées” entry
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