mobiliséesvsmobilitésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#31,607
“mobilisées” frequency rank
#30,706
“mobilités” frequency rank
62313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobilisées mobilités
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de mobiliser. Pluriel de mobilité.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
mobilisées
9 ch
mobilités

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mobilisées is \mɔ.bi.li.ze\ while mobilités is \mɔ.bi.li.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobilisées is recorded at frequency rank #31,607, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.bi.li.ze\. mobilités is at rank #30,706, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.bi.li.te\.

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 62313, this pair ranks #87,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mobilisées vs mobilités

Shared letters: bilmosé. Private to "mobilisées": e. Private to "mobilités": t.

"mobilisées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "mobilités" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

mobilisées#31,607
mobilités#30,706

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mobilisées" and "mobilités" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mobilisées" is a verb and "mobilités" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mobilisées" or "mobilités"?
"mobilités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,706 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 mobilisées vs mobilités

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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