Which to use
“disputée” is an adjective and “disputent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,676
- “disputée” frequency rank
- #16,110
- “disputent” frequency rank
- 33786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputée | disputent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de disputé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disputer. |
Where the eye mixes disputée and disputent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disputée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against disputent's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses disputée with disputent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disputée is \dis.py.te\ while disputent is \dis.pyt\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputée is recorded at frequency rank #17,676, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.py.te\. disputent is at rank #16,110, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.pyt\.
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 33786, this pair ranks #288,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disputée vs disputent
Shared letters: deipstu. Private to "disputée": é. Private to "disputent": n.
"disputée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "disputent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputent ← ddisputent · dipsutent · dispputent · disptuent · dispuetnt · disputennt · disputentt · disputetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disputée" and "disputent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "disputée" or "disputent" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disputée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputée" and "disputent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputée vs disputera". 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 #288,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.