remboursées vs remboursés, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#35,244
“remboursées” frequency rank: #18,855
“remboursés” frequency rank: 54099
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	remboursées	remboursés
Definition	Participe passé féminin pluriel de rembourser.	Participe passé masculin pluriel de rembourser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remboursées and remboursés apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch

remboursées

10 ch

remboursés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. remboursées and remboursés are pronounced identically (\ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remboursées is recorded at frequency rank #35,244, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\. remboursés is at rank #18,855, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\.

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 54099, this pair ranks #136,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remboursées vs remboursés

Shared letters: bemorsué. Private to "remboursées": -. Private to "remboursés": -.

"remboursées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVVC · "remboursés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC

Frequency comparison

remboursées#35,244

remboursés#18,855

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remboursées" and "remboursés" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\), 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, "remboursées" or "remboursés"?

"remboursés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,855 in our French list, against #35,244 for "remboursées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remboursées vs remboursés

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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