Which to use
“synchronisé” and “synchronisée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,684
- “synchronisé” frequency rank
- #38,063
- “synchronisée” frequency rank
- 81747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | synchronisé | synchronisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de synchroniser. | Participe passé féminin singulier de synchroniser. |
Same sound, different letters: synchronisé vs synchronisée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. synchronisé runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCVCV) against synchronisée's 12 (CVCCCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - synchronisé / synchronisée
This is the hard kind. synchronisé and synchronisée are pronounced identically (\sɛ̃.kʁɔ.ni.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “synchronisé” sits inside “synchronisée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
synchronisé is recorded at frequency rank #43,684, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛ̃.kʁɔ.ni.ze\. synchronisée is at rank #38,063, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛ̃.kʁɔ.ni.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 81747, this pair ranks #18,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of synchronisé vs synchronisée
Shared letters: chinorsyé. Private to "synchronisé": -. Private to "synchronisée": e.
"synchronisé" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCV · "synchronisée" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "synchronisé" for "synchronisée" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "synchronisé" / "synchronisée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "synchronisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "synchronisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "synchronisé" and "synchronisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "synchrone vs synchronisé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.