mobiliséevsmobilisésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#30,265
“mobilisée” frequency rank
#13,636
“mobilisés” frequency rank
43901
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobilisée mobilisés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de mobiliser. Pluriel de mobilisé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
mobilisée
9 ch
mobilisés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mobilisée and mobilisés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ.bi.li.ze\. 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 “mobilisée” becomes s in “mobilisés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobilisée is recorded at frequency rank #30,265, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.bi.li.ze\. mobilisés is at rank #13,636, tagged as anoun, 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 43901, this pair ranks #214,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mobilisée vs mobilisés

Shared letters: bilmosé. Private to "mobilisée": e. Private to "mobilisés": -.

"mobilisée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV  ·  "mobilisés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

mobilisée#30,265
mobilisés#13,636

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mobilisée" and "mobilisés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mobilisée" is a verb and "mobilisés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mobilisée" or "mobilisés"?
"mobilisés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,636 in our French list, against #30,265 for "mobilisée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mobilisée vs mobilisés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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