Which to use
“effectue” and “effectuée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,080
- “effectue” frequency rank
- #7,181
- “effectuée” frequency rank
- 13261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effectue | effectuée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de effectuer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de effectuer. |
Where the eye mixes effectue and effectuée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses effectue with effectuée
A purely visual mix-up. effectue (\e.fɛk.ty\) and effectuée (\e.fɛk.tɥe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effectue is recorded at frequency rank #6,080, classified as averb, pronounced \e.fɛk.ty\. effectuée is at rank #7,181, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.fɛk.tɥe\.
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 13261, this pair ranks #401,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of effectue vs effectuée
Shared letters: ceftu. Private to "effectue": -. Private to "effectuée": é.
"effectue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "effectuée" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- effectue ← efectue · efefctue · effcetue · effecctue · effecteu · effecttue · effecute · effetcue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "effectue" for "effectuée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "effectue" vs "effectuée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "effectue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "effectuée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effectue" and "effectuée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "effectua vs effectuée". 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 #401,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.