Which to use
“synchronisée” and “synchroniser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,063
- “synchronisée” frequency rank
- #38,062
- “synchroniser” frequency rank
- 76125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | synchronisée | synchroniser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de synchroniser. | Coordonner plusieurs opérations entre elles dans le temps. |
Same sound, different letters: synchronisée vs synchroniser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. synchronisée (CVCCCCVCVCVV) and synchroniser (CVCCCCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - synchronisée / synchroniser
This is the hard kind. synchronisée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
synchronisée is recorded at frequency rank #38,063, 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 76125, this pair ranks #32,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of synchronisée vs synchroniser
Shared letters: cehinorsy. Private to "synchronisée": é. Private to "synchroniser": -.
"synchronisée" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCVV · "synchroniser" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- synchroniser ← snychroniser · ssynchroniser · sycnhroniser · syncchroniser · synchhroniser · synchorniser · synchrnoiser · synchroinser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "synchronisée" and "synchroniser" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "synchronisée" or "synchroniser" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "synchronisée" 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 #32,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "synchronisée" and "synchroniser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "synchronisé vs synchronisée". 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 #32,036 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.