Which to use
“distribuée” and “distribuées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,810
- “distribuée” frequency rank
- #20,697
- “distribuées” frequency rank
- 40507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distribuée | distribuées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de distribué. | Féminin pluriel de distribué. |
Same sound, different letters: distribuée vs distribuées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. distribuée runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVVV) against distribuées's 11 (CVCCCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - distribuée and distribuées
This is the hard kind. distribuée and distribuées are pronounced identically (\dis.tʁi.bɥe\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “distribuée” sits inside “distribuées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distribuée is recorded at frequency rank #19,810, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.tʁi.bɥe\. distribuées is at rank #20,697, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dis.tʁi.bɥe\.
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 40507, this pair ranks #239,962 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distribuée vs distribuées
Shared letters: bdeirstué. Private to "distribuée": -. Private to "distribuées": -.
"distribuée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVV · "distribuées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "distribuée" and "distribuées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "distribuée" or "distribuées"?
What to do next
"distribuée" and "distribuées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "distribuée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distribuées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,962 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distribuée" and "distribuées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuées vs distribuent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #239,962 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.