sécurisévssécurisésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sécurisé is a adjective, sécurisés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sécurisé” is an adjective and “sécurisés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,955
“sécurisé” frequency rank
#26,886
“sécurisés” frequency rank
37841
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sécurisé sécurisés
Definition Où l’on est en sécurité. Participe passé masculin pluriel de sécuriser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sécurisé and sécurisés apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
sécurisé
9 ch
sécurisés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sécurisé and sécurisés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.ky.ʁi.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sécurisé” sits inside “sécurisés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sécurisé is recorded at frequency rank #10,955, classified as anadj, pronounced \se.ky.ʁi.ze\. sécurisés is at rank #26,886, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.ky.ʁi.ze\.

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 37841, this pair ranks #259,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sécurisé vs sécurisés

Shared letters: cirsué. Private to "sécurisé": -. Private to "sécurisés": -.

"sécurisé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "sécurisés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

sécurisé#10,955
sécurisés#26,886

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sécurisé" and "sécurisés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sécurisé" is an adjective and "sécurisés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sécurisé" or "sécurisés"?
"sécurisé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,955 in our French list, against #26,886 for "sécurisés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sécurisé vs sécurisés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “sécurisé”; for a verb, it's “sécurisés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sécurisé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list