Which to use
“stabilisée” is an adjective and “stabilité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,904
- “stabilisée” frequency rank
- #4,717
- “stabilité” frequency rank
- 38621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stabilisée | stabilité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de stabilisé. | Caractère de ce qui est stable. |
Where the eye mixes stabilisée and stabilité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. stabilisée runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVV) against stabilité's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stabilisée with stabilité
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stabilisée is \sta.bi.li.ze\ while stabilité is \sta.bi.li.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38621, 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\. stabilité is at rank #4,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sta.bi.li.te\.
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 38621, this pair ranks #253,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stabilisée vs stabilité
Shared letters: abilsté. Private to "stabilisée": e. Private to "stabilité": -.
"stabilisée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV · "stabilité" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stabilisée" and "stabilité" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "stabilisée" or "stabilité" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stabilisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stabilité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stabilisée" and "stabilité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stabilisé vs stabilisée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #253,993 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.