téléviséesvstélévisuelWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,066
“télévisées” frequency rank
#37,113
“télévisuel” frequency rank
61179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature télévisées télévisuel
Definition Féminin pluriel de télévisé. Relatif à la télévision.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set télévisées and télévisuel apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
télévisées
10 ch
télévisuel

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. télévisées (\te.le.vi.ze\) and télévisuel (\te.le.vi.zɥɛl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

télévisées is recorded at frequency rank #24,066, classified as anadj, pronounced \te.le.vi.ze\. télévisuel is at rank #37,113, tagged as anadj, pronounced \te.le.vi.zɥɛl\.

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 61179, this pair ranks #93,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of télévisées vs télévisuel

Shared letters: eilstvé. Private to "télévisées": -. Private to "télévisuel": u.

"télévisées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "télévisuel" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

télévisées#24,066
télévisuel#37,113

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "télévisées" and "télévisuel" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\te.le.vi.ze\ versus \te.le.vi.zɥɛl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "télévisées" or "télévisuel"?
"télévisées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,066 in our French list, against #37,113 for "télévisuel". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering télévisées vs télévisuel

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 “télévisées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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