Which to use
“souligné” is a noun and “soulignée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,905
- “souligné” frequency rank
- #34,317
- “soulignée” frequency rank
- 42222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souligné | soulignée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tiret bas. | Participe passé féminin singulier de souligner. |
Same sound, different letters: souligné vs soulignée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. souligné runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against soulignée's 9 (CVVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: souligné vs soulignée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: souligné and soulignée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \su.li.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “souligné” sits inside “soulignée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
souligné is recorded at frequency rank #7,905, classified as anoun, pronounced \su.li.ɲe\. soulignée is at rank #34,317, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.li.ɲe\.
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 42222, this pair ranks #227,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of souligné vs soulignée
Shared letters: gilnosué. Private to "souligné": -. Private to "soulignée": e.
"souligné" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "soulignée" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "souligné" and "soulignée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "souligné" or "soulignée"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "souligné" / "soulignée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "souligné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soulignée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souligné" and "soulignée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soulignée vs soulignés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #227,259 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.