Which to use
“publiée” and “publiées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,952
- “publiée” frequency rank
- #6,130
- “publiées” frequency rank
- 9082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | publiée | publiées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de publier. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de publier. |
Same sound, different letters: publiée vs publiées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. publiée runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against publiées's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: publiée vs publiées
This is the hard kind. publiée 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 1 extra letter(s) - “publiée” sits inside “publiées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
publiée is recorded at frequency rank #2,952, 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 9082, this pair ranks #417,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of publiée vs publiées
Shared letters: beilpué. Private to "publiée": -. Private to "publiées": s.
"publiée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "publiées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "publiée" and "publiées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "publiée" or "publiées"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "publiée" / "publiées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "publiée" 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 #417,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "publiée" and "publiées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "publiées vs publiez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #417,856 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.