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Which to use

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

#23,320
“privilégiées” frequency rank
#11,107
“privilégiés” frequency rank
34427
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature privilégiées privilégiés
Definition Féminin pluriel de privilégié. Masculin pluriel de privilégié.

Where the spellings diverge

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

12 ch
privilégiées
11 ch
privilégiés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. privilégiées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

privilégiées is recorded at frequency rank #23,320, 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 34427, this pair ranks #283,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of privilégiées vs privilégiés

Shared letters: gilprsvé. Private to "privilégiées": e. Private to "privilégiés": -.

"privilégiées" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVVC  ·  "privilégiés" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

privilégiées#23,320
privilégiés#11,107

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "privilégiées" and "privilégiés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\pʁi.vi.le.ʒje\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "privilégiées" or "privilégiés"?
"privilégiés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,107 in our French list, against #23,320 for "privilégiées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering privilégiées 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 “privilégiées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list