# passées vs passives

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### passées
*adjective · IPA \pa.se\ · frequency rank #5,057*
Féminin pluriel de passé.

### passives
*noun · IPA \pa.siv\ · frequency rank #43,591*
Pluriel de passive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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