Which to use
“privilégiée” and “privilégiés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,835
- “privilégiée” frequency rank
- #11,107
- “privilégiés” frequency rank
- 22942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | privilégiée | privilégiés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de privilégié. | Masculin pluriel de privilégié. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set privilégiée and privilégiés apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. privilégiée and privilégiés are pronounced identically (\pʁi.vi.le.ʒje\) and both work as anadjective. 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 “privilégiée” becomes s in “privilégiés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
privilégiée is recorded at frequency rank #11,835, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.vi.le.ʒje\. privilégiés is at rank #11,107, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.vi.le.ʒje\.
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 22942, this pair ranks #355,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of privilégiée vs privilégiés
Shared letters: gilprvé. Private to "privilégiée": e. Private to "privilégiés": s.
"privilégiée" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVV · "privilégiés" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "privilégiée" and "privilégiés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "privilégiée" or "privilégiés"?
Remembering privilégiée vs privilégiés
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 “privilégiée” entry
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