stabilisévsstabiliséeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: stabilisé is a noun, stabilisée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stabilisé” is a noun and “stabilisée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,192
“stabilisé” frequency rank
#33,904
“stabilisée” frequency rank
60096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stabilisé stabilisée
Definition Type de revêtement utilisé pour la confection de routes, de chemins ou d'allées composé d'un mélange de sable, d'argile et de chaux. Féminin singulier de stabilisé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set stabilisé and stabilisée apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
stabilisé
10 ch
stabilisée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: stabilisé and stabilisée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sta.bi.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “stabilisé” sits inside “stabilisée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stabilisé is recorded at frequency rank #26,192, classified as anoun, pronounced \sta.bi.li.ze\. stabilisée is at rank #33,904, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sta.bi.li.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 60096, this pair ranks #99,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stabilisé vs stabilisée

Shared letters: abilsté. Private to "stabilisé": -. Private to "stabilisée": e.

"stabilisé" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "stabilisée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV

Frequency comparison

stabilisé#26,192
stabilisée#33,904

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stabilisé" and "stabilisée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stabilisé" is a noun and "stabilisée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stabilisé" or "stabilisée"?
"stabilisé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,192 in our French list, against #33,904 for "stabilisée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering stabilisé vs stabilisée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “stabilisé”; for an adjective, it's “stabilisée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “stabilisé” 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