mobilisévsmobiliséesWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#15,189
“mobilisé” frequency rank
#31,607
“mobilisées” frequency rank
46796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobilisé mobilisées
Definition Civil appelé sous les drapeaux pour raison de guerre. Participe passé féminin pluriel de mobiliser.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
mobilisé
10 ch
mobilisées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mobilisé and mobilisées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ.bi.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mobilisé” sits inside “mobilisées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobilisé is recorded at frequency rank #15,189, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.bi.li.ze\. 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 46796, this pair ranks #192,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mobilisé vs mobilisées

Shared letters: bilmosé. Private to "mobilisé": -. Private to "mobilisées": e.

"mobilisé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "mobilisées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

mobilisé#15,189
mobilisées#31,607

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mobilisé" and "mobilisées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mobilisé" is a noun and "mobilisées" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mobilisé" or "mobilisées"?
"mobilisé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,189 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 mobilisé vs mobilisées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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