Which to use
“transporté” is an adjective and “transportée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,091
- “transporté” frequency rank
- #20,591
- “transportée” frequency rank
- 30682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transporté | transportée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déplacé avec un moyen de transport. | Celle à qui a été appliquée la peine de la transportation. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transporté and transportée apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: transporté and transportée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transporté” sits inside “transportée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transporté is recorded at frequency rank #10,091, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\. transportée is at rank #20,591, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\.
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 30682, this pair ranks #308,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transporté vs transportée
Shared letters: anoprsté. Private to "transporté": -. Private to "transportée": e.
"transporté" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV · "transportée" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "transporté" and "transportée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "transporté" or "transportée"?
Remembering transporté vs transportée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “transporté”; for a noun, it's “transportée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “transporté” entry
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