Which to use
“hospitalisée” is a noun and “hospitalisés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,804
- “hospitalisée” frequency rank
- #28,988
- “hospitalisés” frequency rank
- 58792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hospitalisée | hospitalisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne admise dans un hôpital, en qualité de malade. | Masculin pluriel de hospitalisé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hospitalisée and hospitalisés apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: hospitalisée and hospitalisés carry the same recorded pronunciation, ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “hospitalisée” becomes s in “hospitalisés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hospitalisée is recorded at frequency rank #29,804, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.li.ze\. hospitalisés is at rank #28,988, tagged as anadj, 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 58792, this pair ranks #106,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hospitalisée vs hospitalisés
Shared letters: ahilopsté. Private to "hospitalisée": e. Private to "hospitalisés": -.
"hospitalisée" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVV · "hospitalisés" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hospitalisée" and "hospitalisés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hospitalisée" or "hospitalisés"?
Remembering hospitalisée vs hospitalisés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “hospitalisée”; for an adjective, it's “hospitalisés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hospitalisée” entry
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