Which to use
“distinguée” is an adjective and “distinguer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,618
- “distinguée” frequency rank
- #5,859
- “distinguer” frequency rank
- 31477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distinguée | distinguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de distingué. | Discerner par l’un des sens. |
Same sound, different letters: distinguée vs distinguer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. distinguée (CVCCVCCVVV) and distinguer (CVCCVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - distinguée / distinguer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: distinguée and distinguer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dis.tɛ̃.ɡe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distinguée is recorded at frequency rank #25,618, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.tɛ̃.ɡe\. distinguer is at rank #5,859, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.tɛ̃.ɡe\.
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 31477, this pair ranks #303,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distinguée vs distinguer
Shared letters: deginstu. Private to "distinguée": é. Private to "distinguer": r.
"distinguée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVV · "distinguer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distinguer ← ddistinguer · disitnguer · disstinguer · distignuer · distingeur · distingguer · distinguerr · distingure
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "distinguée" and "distinguer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "distinguée" or "distinguer"?
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 "distinguée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distinguer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distinguée" and "distinguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distingua vs distinguée". 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 #303,552 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.