installéevsinstallesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“installée” and “installes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,207
“installée” frequency rank
#49,160
“installes” frequency rank
55367
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature installée installes
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de installer. Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de installer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set installée and installes apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
installée
9 ch
installes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. installée (\ɛ̃s.ta.le\) and installes (\ɛ̃s.tal\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

installée is recorded at frequency rank #6,207, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃s.ta.le\. installes is at rank #49,160, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃s.tal\.

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 55367, this pair ranks #127,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of installée vs installes

Shared letters: aeilnst. Private to "installée": é. Private to "installes": -.

"installée" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVV  ·  "installes" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • installesinnstalles · insatlles · insstalles · instalels · instales · installess · installse · instlales

Frequency comparison

installée#6,207
installes#49,160

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "installée" and "installes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃s.ta.le\ versus \ɛ̃s.tal\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "installée" or "installes"?
"installée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,207 in our French list, against #49,160 for "installes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering installée vs installes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “installée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list