Which to use
“dispersées” is an adjective and “disperser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,283
- “dispersées” frequency rank
- #18,461
- “disperser” frequency rank
- 43744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispersées | disperser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de dispersé. | Répandre, jeter çà et là. |
Same sound, different letters: dispersées vs disperser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. dispersées runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against disperser's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - dispersées / disperser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dispersées and disperser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dis.pɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispersées is recorded at frequency rank #25,283, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.pɛʁ.se\. disperser is at rank #18,461, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.pɛʁ.se\.
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 43744, this pair ranks #215,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dispersées vs disperser
Shared letters: deiprs. Private to "dispersées": é. Private to "disperser": -.
"dispersées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "disperser" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disperser ← ddisperser · dipserser · diseprser · disperesr · disperrser · disperserr · dispersre · dispersser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dispersées" and "disperser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dispersées" vs "disperser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"dispersées" and "disperser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispersées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disperser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispersées" and "disperser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispersées vs dispersent". 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 #215,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.