Which to use
“subventionnée” is an adjective and “subventionnés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,056
- “subventionnée” frequency rank
- #31,272
- “subventionnés” frequency rank
- 70328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subventionnée | subventionnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de subventionné. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de subventionner. |
Same sound, different letters: subventionnée vs subventionnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters. subventionnée (CVCCVCCVVCCVV) and subventionnés (CVCCVCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - subventionnée and subventionnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: subventionnée and subventionnés 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 differ by a single letter - e in “subventionnée” becomes s in “subventionnés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70328, 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\. subventionnés is at rank #31,272, 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 70328, this pair ranks #51,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subventionnée vs subventionnés
Shared letters: beinostuvé. Private to "subventionnée": -. Private to "subventionnés": -.
"subventionnée" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCCVV · "subventionnés" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "subventionnée" and "subventionnés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "subventionnée" or "subventionnés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "subventionnée" / "subventionnés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "subventionnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subventionnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subventionnée" and "subventionnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subventionne vs subventionnée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.