adoptez

\a.dɔp.te\

/\a.dɔp.te\/ verb

The verdict

“adoptez” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #41,108 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#41,108
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe adopter.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adoptez vs adorez
71% similar
adoptez vs ajoutez
71% similar
adoptez vs adoptif
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adoptez
PropertyValue
Headwordadoptez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.dɔp.te\
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,108
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adoptez” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). adoptez lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for adoptez is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.dɔp.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,108 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for adoptez, with forms such as "addoptez", "adopetz", and "adopptez". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "adorez", "ajoutez", "adoptif", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is adoptez, spelled A-D-O-P-T-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe adopter.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif du verbe adopter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: addoptez,adopetz,adopptez,adoptezz,adopttez,adoptze,adotpez,adpotez,aodptez,daoptez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adoptez - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

addoptez1adopetz2adopptez1adoptezz1adopttez1adoptze2adotpez2adpotez2
Edit distance from "adoptez"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adoptez"?
"adoptez" is spelled A-D-O-P-T-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \a.dɔp.te\.
What does "adoptez" mean?
As a verb, "adoptez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe adopter.
What words are commonly confused with "adoptez"?
"adoptez" is commonly confused with "adorez", "ajoutez", "adoptif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adoptez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adoptez" is \a.dɔp.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adoptez" come from?
"adoptez" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “adoptez”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-D-O-P-T-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.dɔp.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “adorez” - see the side-by-side comparison. adoptez vs adorez
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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