Which to use
“localise” is a verb and “localisées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,987
- “localise” frequency rank
- #29,023
- “localisées” frequency rank
- 72010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | localise | localisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de localiser. | Féminin pluriel de localisé. |
Where the eye mixes localise and localisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. localise runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against localisées's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: localise vs localisées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: localise is \lɔ.ka.liz\ while localisées is \lɔ.ka.li.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
localise is recorded at frequency rank #42,987, classified as averb, pronounced \lɔ.ka.liz\. localisées is at rank #29,023, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ka.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 72010, this pair ranks #45,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of localise vs localisées
Shared letters: aceilos. Private to "localise": -. Private to "localisées": é.
"localise" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "localisées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- localise ← lcoalise · llocalise · loaclise · locailse · localies · localisse · locallise · localsie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "localise" for "localisées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "localise" or "localisées" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "localise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "localisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "localise" and "localisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "localise vs locative". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #45,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.