médiatiséevsmédiatisésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,209
“médiatisée” frequency rank
#41,912
“médiatisés” frequency rank
76121
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature médiatisée médiatisés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de médiatiser. Participe passé masculin pluriel de médiatiser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set médiatisée and médiatisés apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
médiatisée
10 ch
médiatisés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. médiatisée and médiatisés are pronounced identically (\me.dja.ti.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “médiatisée” becomes s in “médiatisés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

médiatisée is recorded at frequency rank #34,209, classified as averb, pronounced \me.dja.ti.ze\. médiatisés is at rank #41,912, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.dja.ti.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 76121, this pair ranks #32,049 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of médiatisée vs médiatisés

Shared letters: adimsté. Private to "médiatisée": e. Private to "médiatisés": -.

"médiatisée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVV  ·  "médiatisés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

médiatisée#34,209
médiatisés#41,912

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "médiatisée" and "médiatisés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\me.dja.ti.ze\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "médiatisée" or "médiatisés"?
"médiatisée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,209 in our French list, against #41,912 for "médiatisés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering médiatisée vs médiatisés

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 “médiatisée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list