Which to use
“distribuées” is an adjective and “distribuer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,697
- “distribuées” frequency rank
- #8,378
- “distribuer” frequency rank
- 29075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distribuées | distribuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de distribué. | Répartir une chose entre plusieurs personnes ou plusieurs endroits. |
Same sound, different letters: distribuées vs distribuer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. distribuées runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVVVC) against distribuer's 10 (CVCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - distribuées and distribuer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: distribuées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distribuées is recorded at frequency rank #20,697, 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 29075, this pair ranks #318,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distribuées vs distribuer
Shared letters: bdeirstu. Private to "distribuées": é. Private to "distribuer": -.
"distribuées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVVC · "distribuer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distribuer ← ddistribuer · disrtibuer · disstribuer · distirbuer · distrbiuer · distribbuer · distribeur · distribuerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "distribuées" for "distribuer" ever safe?
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What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "distribuées" 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 #318,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distribuées" and "distribuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuées 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 #318,899 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.