Which to use
“intitulé” is a noun and “intitulée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,857
- “intitulé” frequency rank
- #7,982
- “intitulée” frequency rank
- 11839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intitulé | intitulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Titre. | Participe passé féminin singulier de intituler. |
Same sound, different letters: intitulé vs intitulée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. intitulé runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against intitulée's 9 (VCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: intitulé vs intitulée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: intitulé and intitulée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.ti.ty.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intitulé” sits inside “intitulée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intitulé is recorded at frequency rank #3,857, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.ti.ty.le\. intitulée is at rank #7,982, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.ti.ty.le\.
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 11839, this pair ranks #407,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intitulé vs intitulée
Shared letters: ilntué. Private to "intitulé": -. Private to "intitulée": e.
"intitulé" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "intitulée" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intitulé" for "intitulée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "intitulé" or "intitulée"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "intitulé" / "intitulée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "intitulé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intitulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intitulé" and "intitulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intitulée vs intitulés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #407,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.