Which to use
“obligés” and “oubliées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,792
- “obligés” frequency rank
- #19,361
- “oubliées” frequency rank
- 25153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obligés | oubliées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de obligé. | Féminin pluriel de oublié. |
Where the eye mixes obligés and oubliées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. obligés runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against oubliées's 8 (VVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between obligés and oubliées
A purely visual mix-up. obligés (\ɔ.bli.ʒe\) and oubliées (\u.bli.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obligés is recorded at frequency rank #5,792, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.bli.ʒe\. oubliées is at rank #19,361, tagged as anadj, pronounced \u.bli.je\.
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 25153, this pair ranks #342,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obligés vs oubliées
Shared letters: bilosé. Private to "obligés": g. Private to "oubliées": eu.
"obligés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "oubliées" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obligés" and "oubliées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "obligés" vs "oubliées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "obligés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oubliées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obligés" and "oubliées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oubliées vs oublieras". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #342,485 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.