téléchargévstéléchargezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,760
“téléchargé” frequency rank
#24,419
“téléchargez” frequency rank
41179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature téléchargé téléchargez
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de télécharger. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de télécharger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set téléchargé and téléchargez apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
téléchargé
11 ch
téléchargez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. téléchargé and téléchargez 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41179, 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\. téléchargez is at rank #24,419, 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 41179, this pair ranks #235,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of téléchargé vs téléchargez

Shared letters: acghlrté. Private to "téléchargé": -. Private to "téléchargez": ez.

"téléchargé" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV  ·  "téléchargez" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

téléchargé#16,760
téléchargez#24,419

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "téléchargé" and "téléchargez" 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 "téléchargez"?
"téléchargé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,760 in our French list, against #24,419 for "téléchargez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering téléchargé vs téléchargez

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