mondialisévsmondialiséeWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,800
“mondialisé” frequency rank
#43,562
“mondialisée” frequency rank
93362
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mondialisé mondialisée
Definition Qui a subi la mondialisation. Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe mondialiser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mondialisé and mondialisée apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
mondialisé
11 ch
mondialisée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mondialisé and mondialisée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ̃.dja.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mondialisé” sits inside “mondialisée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mondialisé is recorded at frequency rank #49,800, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃.dja.li.ze\. mondialisée is at rank #43,562, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.dja.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 93362, this pair ranks #2,333 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mondialisé vs mondialisée

Shared letters: adilmnosé. Private to "mondialisé": -. Private to "mondialisée": e.

"mondialisé" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV  ·  "mondialisée" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVV

Frequency comparison

mondialisé#49,800
mondialisée#43,562

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mondialisé" and "mondialisée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mondialisé" is an adjective and "mondialisée" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mondialisé" or "mondialisée"?
"mondialisée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,562 in our French list, against #49,800 for "mondialisé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mondialisé vs mondialisée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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