Which to use
“obtenue” and “obtenus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,744
- “obtenue” frequency rank
- #6,222
- “obtenus” frequency rank
- 14966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obtenue | obtenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de obtenir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de obtenir. |
Same sound, different letters: obtenue vs obtenus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. obtenue (VCCVCVV) and obtenus (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - obtenue / obtenus
This is the hard kind. obtenue and obtenus are pronounced identically (\ɔp.tə.ny\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “obtenue” becomes s in “obtenus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obtenue is recorded at frequency rank #8,744, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tə.ny\. obtenus is at rank #6,222, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tə.ny\.
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 14966, this pair ranks #394,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obtenue vs obtenus
Shared letters: benotu. Private to "obtenue": -. Private to "obtenus": s.
"obtenue" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "obtenus" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obtenue" and "obtenus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "obtenue" vs "obtenus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"obtenue" and "obtenus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obtenue" and "obtenus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtenus vs obtus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #394,436 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.