Which to use
“hospitalisé” is an adjective and “hospitalisée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,504
- “hospitalisé” frequency rank
- #29,804
- “hospitalisée” frequency rank
- 48308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hospitalisé | hospitalisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit d’une personne admise dans un hôpital, en qualité de malade. | Personne admise dans un hôpital, en qualité de malade. |
Same sound, different letters: hospitalisé vs hospitalisée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. hospitalisé runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVCV) against hospitalisée's 12 (CVCCVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - hospitalisé / hospitalisée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: hospitalisé and hospitalisée carry the same recorded pronunciation, ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hospitalisé” sits inside “hospitalisée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hospitalisé is recorded at frequency rank #18,504, classified as anadj, pronounced ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.li.ze\. hospitalisée is at rank #29,804, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.li.ze\.
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 48308, this pair ranks #179,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hospitalisé vs hospitalisée
Shared letters: ahilopsté. Private to "hospitalisé": -. Private to "hospitalisée": e.
"hospitalisé" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV · "hospitalisée" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hospitalisé" and "hospitalisée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hospitalisé" vs "hospitalisée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "hospitalisé" / "hospitalisée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "hospitalisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hospitalisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hospitalisé" and "hospitalisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hospitalisée vs hospitalisés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #179,922 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.