Which to use
“distinguées” is an adjective and “distinguer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,467
- “distinguées” frequency rank
- #5,859
- “distinguer” frequency rank
- 41326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distinguées | distinguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de distingué. | Discerner par l’un des sens. |
Same sound, different letters: distinguées vs distinguer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Homophone desk: distinguées vs distinguer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: distinguées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distinguées is recorded at frequency rank #35,467, 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 41326, this pair ranks #233,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distinguées vs distinguer
Shared letters: deginstu. Private to "distinguées": é. Private to "distinguer": r.
"distinguées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVVC · "distinguer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distinguer ← ddistinguer · disitnguer · disstinguer · distignuer · distingeur · distingguer · distinguerr · distingure
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "distinguées" for "distinguer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "distinguées" or "distinguer"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "distinguées" / "distinguer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "distinguées" 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 #233,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distinguées" and "distinguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distinguée vs distinguées". 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 #233,928 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.