hébergevshébergésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: héberge is a noun, hébergés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“héberge” is a noun and “hébergés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,756
“héberge” frequency rank
#32,850
“hébergés” frequency rank
53606
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature héberge hébergés
Definition Niveau d'un mur à partir duquel deux bâtiments, mitoyens au-dessous, commencent à se séparer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de héberger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set héberge and hébergés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
héberge
8 ch
hébergés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: héberge is \e.bɛʁʒ\ while hébergés is ^((h muet))\e.bɛʁ.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

héberge is recorded at frequency rank #20,756, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.bɛʁʒ\. hébergés is at rank #32,850, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.bɛʁ.ʒe\.

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 53606, this pair ranks #139,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of héberge vs hébergés

Shared letters: beghré. Private to "héberge": -. Private to "hébergés": s.

"héberge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "hébergés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

héberge#20,756
hébergés#32,850

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "héberge" and "hébergés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "héberge" is a noun and "hébergés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "héberge" or "hébergés"?
"héberge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,756 in our French list, against #32,850 for "hébergés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering héberge vs hébergés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “héberge”; for a verb, it's “hébergés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “héberge” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list