Which to use
“publié” and “publiées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #811
- “publié” frequency rank
- #6,130
- “publiées” frequency rank
- 6941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | publié | publiées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de publier. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de publier. |
Same sound, different letters: publié vs publiées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. publié runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against publiées's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - publié and publiées
This is the hard kind. publié and publiées are pronounced identically (\py.bli.je\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “publié” sits inside “publiées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
publié is recorded at frequency rank #811, classified as averb, pronounced \py.bli.je\. publiées is at rank #6,130, tagged as averb, pronounced \py.bli.je\.
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 6941, this pair ranks #424,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of publié vs publiées
Shared letters: bilpué. Private to "publié": -. Private to "publiées": es.
"publié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "publiées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "publié" for "publiées" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"publié" and "publiées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "publié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "publiées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "publié" and "publiées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "publiées vs publiez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #424,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.