Which to use
“séparées” is an adjective and “séparer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,593
- “séparées” frequency rank
- #4,811
- “séparer” frequency rank
- 15404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séparées | séparer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de séparé. | Désunir des parties d’un même tout qui étaient jointes. |
Same sound, different letters: séparées vs séparer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. séparées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against séparer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - séparées and séparer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: séparées and séparer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.pa.ʁe\. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
séparées is recorded at frequency rank #10,593, classified as anadj, pronounced \se.pa.ʁe\. séparer is at rank #4,811, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.pa.ʁe\.
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 15404, this pair ranks #392,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of séparées vs séparer
Shared letters: aeprsé. Private to "séparées": -. Private to "séparer": -.
"séparées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "séparer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "séparées" and "séparer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "séparées" vs "séparer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "séparées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "séparer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séparées" and "séparer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sépales vs séparées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #392,499 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.