téléchargéevstéléchargerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#45,365
“téléchargée” frequency rank
#6,570
“télécharger” frequency rank
51935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature téléchargée télécharger
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de télécharger. Transférer, des données entre deux équipements informatiques, localement ou à travers internet.

Where the spellings diverge

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

11 ch
téléchargée
11 ch
télécharger

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. téléchargée and télécharger 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

téléchargée is recorded at frequency rank #45,365, classified as averb, pronounced \te.le.ʃaʁ.ʒe\. télécharger is at rank #6,570, 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 51935, this pair ranks #151,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of téléchargée vs télécharger

Shared letters: aceghlrté. Private to "téléchargée": -. Private to "télécharger": -.

"téléchargée" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVV  ·  "télécharger" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

téléchargée#45,365
télécharger#6,570

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "téléchargée" and "télécharger" 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, "téléchargée" or "télécharger"?
"télécharger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,570 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 téléchargée vs télécharger

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 “téléchargée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list