Which to use
“disputées” is an adjective and “disputer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,769
- “disputées” frequency rank
- #7,681
- “disputer” frequency rank
- 35450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputées | disputer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de disputé. | Être en discussion plus ou moins vive à propos d’opinions, d’intérêts. |
Same sound, different letters: disputées vs disputer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. disputées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against disputer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - disputées and disputer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: disputées and disputer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dis.py.te\. 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 35450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputées is recorded at frequency rank #27,769, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.py.te\. disputer is at rank #7,681, tagged as averb, 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 35450, this pair ranks #276,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disputées vs disputer
Shared letters: deipstu. Private to "disputées": é. Private to "disputer": r.
"disputées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disputer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputer ← ddisputer · dipsuter · dispputer · disptuer · dispuetr · disputerr · disputre · disputter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disputées" and "disputer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "disputées" or "disputer"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "disputées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputées" and "disputer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputées 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 #276,687 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.