Which to use
“discutez” is a verb and “disputée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,934
- “discutez” frequency rank
- #17,676
- “disputée” frequency rank
- 42610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutez | disputée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de discuter. | Féminin singulier de disputé. |
Where the eye mixes discutez and disputée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. discutez (CVCCVCVC) and disputée (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses discutez with disputée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: discutez is \dis.ky.te\ while disputée is \dis.py.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discutez is recorded at frequency rank #24,934, 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 42610, this pair ranks #224,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discutez vs disputée
Shared letters: deistu. Private to "discutez": cz. Private to "disputée": pé.
"discutez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "disputée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- discutez ← ddiscutez · dicsutez · disccutez · disctuez · discuetz · discutezz · discuttez · discutze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "discutez" for "disputée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "discutez" or "disputée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "discutez" 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 #224,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discutez" and "disputée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutera vs discutez". 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 #224,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.