personnaliservspersonnalisésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“personnaliser” and “personnalisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,686
“personnaliser” frequency rank
#30,737
“personnalisés” frequency rank
59423
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature personnaliser personnalisés
Definition Adapter pour donner un caractère personnel à un objet ou une création. Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe personnaliser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set personnaliser and personnalisés apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
personnaliser
13 ch
personnalisés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

personnaliser and personnalisés form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

personnaliser is recorded at frequency rank #28,686, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.ze\. personnalisés is at rank #30,737, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.sɔ.na.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 59423, this pair ranks #103,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Frequency comparison

personnaliser#28,686
personnalisés#30,737

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "personnaliser" and "personnalisés" be used interchangeably?
No, "personnaliser" and "personnalisés" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering personnaliser vs personnalisés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “personnaliser” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list