Which to use
“synchronisé” and “synchroniser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,684
- “synchronisé” frequency rank
- #38,062
- “synchroniser” frequency rank
- 81746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | synchronisé | synchroniser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de synchroniser. | Coordonner plusieurs opérations entre elles dans le temps. |
Same sound, different letters: synchronisé vs synchroniser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. synchronisé runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCVCV) against synchroniser's 12 (CVCCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - synchronisé and synchroniser
This is the hard kind. synchronisé and synchroniser 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81746, 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\. synchroniser is at rank #38,062, 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 81746, this pair ranks #18,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of synchronisé vs synchroniser
Shared letters: chinorsy. Private to "synchronisé": é. Private to "synchroniser": e.
"synchronisé" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCV · "synchroniser" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- synchroniser ← snychroniser · ssynchroniser · sycnhroniser · syncchroniser · synchhroniser · synchorniser · synchrnoiser · synchroinser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "synchronisé" and "synchroniser" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "synchronisé" or "synchroniser"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "synchronisé" / "synchroniser". 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 "synchroniser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "synchronisé" and "synchroniser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "synchrone vs synchronisé". 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 #18,112 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.