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Which to use

“téléchargé” and “téléchargée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,760
“téléchargé” frequency rank
#45,365
“téléchargée” frequency rank
62125
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature téléchargé téléchargée
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de télécharger. Participe passé féminin singulier de télécharger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set téléchargé and téléchargée apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
téléchargé
11 ch
téléchargée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. téléchargé and téléchargée are pronounced identically (\te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒe\) 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) - “téléchargé” sits inside “téléchargée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

téléchargé is recorded at frequency rank #16,760, classified as averb, pronounced \te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒe\. téléchargée is at rank #45,365, tagged as averb, pronounced \te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒe\.

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 62125, this pair ranks #88,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of téléchargé vs téléchargée

Shared letters: acghlrté. Private to "téléchargé": -. Private to "téléchargée": e.

"téléchargé" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV  ·  "téléchargée" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

téléchargé#16,760
téléchargée#45,365

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "téléchargé" and "téléchargée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "téléchargé" or "téléchargée"?
"téléchargé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,760 in our French list, against #45,365 for "téléchargée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering téléchargé vs téléchargée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “téléchargé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list