Which to use
“distribuée” is an adjective and “distribuer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,810
- “distribuée” frequency rank
- #8,378
- “distribuer” frequency rank
- 28188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distribuée | distribuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de distribué. | Répartir une chose entre plusieurs personnes ou plusieurs endroits. |
Same sound, different letters: distribuée vs distribuer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. distribuée (CVCCCVCVVV) and distribuer (CVCCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - distribuée / distribuer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: distribuée and distribuer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dis.tʁi.bɥe\. 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 28188, 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\. distribuer is at rank #8,378, tagged as averb, 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 28188, this pair ranks #324,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distribuée vs distribuer
Shared letters: bdeirstu. Private to "distribuée": é. Private to "distribuer": -.
"distribuée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVV · "distribuer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distribuer ← ddistribuer · disrtibuer · disstribuer · distirbuer · distrbiuer · distribbuer · distribeur · distribuerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "distribuée" and "distribuer" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
"distribuée" and "distribuer" 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 "distribuer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distribuée" and "distribuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuée vs distribuent". 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 #324,373 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.