Which to use
“transporté” is an adjective and “transposée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,091
- “transporté” frequency rank
- #48,841
- “transposée” frequency rank
- 58932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transporté | transposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déplacé avec un moyen de transport. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe transposer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transporté and transposée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transporté is \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\ while transposée is \tʁɑ̃s.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58932, 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\. transposée is at rank #48,841, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.po.ze\.
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 58932, this pair ranks #106,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of transporté vs transposée
Shared letters: anoprsté. Private to "transporté": -. Private to "transposée": e.
"transporté" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV · "transposée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "transporté" and "transposée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "transporté" or "transposée"?
Remembering transporté vs transposée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “transporté”; for a verb, it's “transposée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “transporté” entry
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