Which to use
“subventionnée” is an adjective and “subventionner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,056
- “subventionnée” frequency rank
- #32,204
- “subventionner” frequency rank
- 71260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subventionnée | subventionner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de subventionné. | Soutenir par une subvention. |
Same sound, different letters: subventionnée vs subventionner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters. subventionnée (CVCCVCCVVCCVV) and subventionner (CVCCVCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - subventionnée / subventionner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: subventionnée and subventionner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \syb.vɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subventionnée is recorded at frequency rank #39,056, classified as anadj, pronounced \syb.vɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\. subventionner is at rank #32,204, tagged as averb, pronounced \syb.vɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\.
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 71260, this pair ranks #48,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subventionnée vs subventionner
Shared letters: beinostuv. Private to "subventionnée": é. Private to "subventionner": r.
"subventionnée" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCCVV · "subventionner" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- subventionner ← sbuventionner · ssubventionner · subbventionner · subevntionner · subvenitonner · subvenntionner · subventinoner · subventionenr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subventionnée" for "subventionner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "subventionnée" vs "subventionner" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"subventionnée" and "subventionner" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "subventionnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subventionner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subventionnée" and "subventionner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subventionne vs subventionnée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #48,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.