prêtez

\pʁɛ.te\

/\pʁɛ.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“prêtez” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,545
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pretez · prêtez · French

prêtez · rank #42,545 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,545
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH présuppose

Nearest frequency peer: présuppose (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « prêtez »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « prêtez » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

prêtez vs Prez
50% similar
prêtez vs prêts
67% similar
prêtez vs priez
67% similar

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

Key facts for prêtez
PropertyValue
Headwordprêtez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɛ.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,545
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prêtez »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).prêtezse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « présuppose » (#42,544), « pseudonymes » (#42,546), « préférentiels » (#42,543). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prêtez » est au #42,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around prêtez (IPA \pʁɛ.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,545 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for prêtez, with forms such as "pprêtez", "pretez", and "prrêtez". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Prez", "prêts", "priez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is prêtez, spelled P-R-Ê-T-E-Z.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprêtez
  • pretez
  • prrêtez
  • prtêez
  • prêetz
  • prêtezz
  • prêttez
  • prêtze
  • pêrtez
  • rpêtez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prêtez - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pprêtez1pretez1prrêtez1prtêez2prêetz2prêtezz1prêttez1prêtze2
Edit distance from "prêtez"

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 "prêtez"?
"prêtez" is spelled P-R-Ê-T-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɛ.te\.
What does "prêtez" mean?
As a verb, "prêtez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêter.
What words are commonly confused with "prêtez"?
"prêtez" is commonly confused with "Prez", "prêts", "priez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prêtez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prêtez" is \pʁɛ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prêtez" come from?
"prêtez" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prêtez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

radium#42,558polars#42,531rahman#42,560Pisani#42,526

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

purifié10 variantspérimée10 variantsratisser10 variantsperruche10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list