Which to use
“héberger” and “hébergés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,644
- “héberger” frequency rank
- #32,850
- “hébergés” frequency rank
- 49494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | héberger | hébergés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recevoir chez soi, loger et nourrir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de héberger. |
Same sound, different letters: héberger vs hébergés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. héberger and hébergés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - héberger / hébergés
This is the hard kind. héberger and hébergés are pronounced identically (^((h muet))\e.bɛʁ.ʒe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
héberger is recorded at frequency rank #16,644, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.bɛʁ.ʒe\. 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 49494, this pair ranks #170,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of héberger vs hébergés
Shared letters: beghré. Private to "héberger": -. Private to "hébergés": s.
"héberger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "hébergés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "héberger" and "hébergés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "héberger" or "hébergés" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "héberger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hébergés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "héberger" and "hébergés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hébergent vs hébergés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #170,154 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.