Which to use
“dissimulé” and “dissimulées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,409
- “dissimulé” frequency rank
- #43,385
- “dissimulées” frequency rank
- 60794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dissimulé | dissimulées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne laisse pas apercevoir ses sentiments, ses desseins. | Féminin pluriel de dissimulé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dissimulé and dissimulées apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. dissimulé and dissimulées are pronounced identically (\di.si.my.le\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dissimulé” sits inside “dissimulées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dissimulé is recorded at frequency rank #17,409, classified as anadj, pronounced \di.si.my.le\. dissimulées is at rank #43,385, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.si.my.le\.
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 60794, this pair ranks #95,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dissimulé vs dissimulées
Shared letters: dilmsué. Private to "dissimulé": -. Private to "dissimulées": e.
"dissimulé" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "dissimulées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dissimulé" and "dissimulées" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering dissimulé vs dissimulées
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 “dissimulé” entry
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