intituléevsintitulésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: intitulée is a verb, intitulés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“intitulée” is a verb and “intitulés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,982
“intitulée” frequency rank
#35,103
“intitulés” frequency rank
43085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intitulée intitulés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de intituler. Pluriel de intitulé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
intitulée
9 ch
intitulés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: intitulée and intitulés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.ti.ty.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “intitulée” becomes s in “intitulés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intitulée is recorded at frequency rank #7,982, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.ti.ty.le\. intitulés is at rank #35,103, tagged as anoun, 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 43085, this pair ranks #220,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intitulée vs intitulés

Shared letters: ilntué. Private to "intitulée": e. Private to "intitulés": s.

"intitulée" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV  ·  "intitulés" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

intitulée#7,982
intitulés#35,103

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intitulée" and "intitulés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intitulée" is a verb and "intitulés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "intitulée" or "intitulés"?
"intitulée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,982 in our French list, against #35,103 for "intitulés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intitulée vs intitulés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “intitulée”; for a noun, it's “intitulés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “intitulée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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