mobilièresvsmobiliséesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mobilières is a adjective, mobilisées is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mobilières” is an adjective and “mobilisées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,613
“mobilières” frequency rank
#31,607
“mobilisées” frequency rank
55220
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobilières mobilisées
Definition Féminin pluriel de mobilier. Participe passé féminin pluriel de mobiliser.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
mobilières
10 ch
mobilisées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mobilières is \mɔ.bi.ljɛʁ\ while mobilisées is \mɔ.bi.li.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobilières is recorded at frequency rank #23,613, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.bi.ljɛʁ\. mobilisées is at rank #31,607, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.bi.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 55220, this pair ranks #128,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mobilières vs mobilisées

Shared letters: beilmos. Private to "mobilières": . Private to "mobilisées": é.

"mobilières" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC  ·  "mobilisées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

mobilières#23,613
mobilisées#31,607

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mobilières" and "mobilisées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mobilières" is an adjective and "mobilisées" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mobilières" or "mobilisées"?
"mobilières" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,613 in our French list, against #31,607 for "mobilisées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mobilières vs mobilisées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “mobilières”; for a verb, it's “mobilisées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mobilières” 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