stabiliséevsstabiliserWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#33,904
“stabilisée” frequency rank
#15,513
“stabiliser” frequency rank
49417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stabilisée stabiliser
Definition Féminin singulier de stabilisé. Rendre stable.

Where the spellings diverge

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

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stabilisée
10 ch
stabiliser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

stabilisée and stabiliser form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stabilisée is recorded at frequency rank #33,904, classified as anadj, pronounced \sta.bi.li.ze\. stabiliser is at rank #15,513, tagged as averb, 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 49417, this pair ranks #170,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Frequency comparison

stabilisée#33,904
stabiliser#15,513

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stabilisée" and "stabiliser" be used interchangeably?
No, "stabilisée" and "stabiliser" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering stabilisée vs stabiliser

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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

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