Which to use
“4e” is an adjective and “4G” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,157
- “4e” frequency rank
- #8,488
- “4G” frequency rank
- 14645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | 4e | 4G |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quatrième. | Réseau mobile à débits théoriques supérieurs à 100 Mb/s, voire supérieurs à 1 Gb/s. |
Where the eye mixes 4e and 4G
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: 4e vs 4G
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: 4e is \ka.tʁi.jɛm\ while 4G is \katʁ.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “4e” becomes g in “4G”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
4e is recorded at frequency rank #6,157, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.tʁi.jɛm\. 4G is at rank #8,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced \katʁ.ʒe\.
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 14645, this pair ranks #395,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of 4e vs 4G
Shared letters: none. Private to "4e": e. Private to "4G": g.
"4e" · 1 letters · shape V · "4G" · 1 letters · shape C
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "4e" for "4G" ever safe?
Which is more common, "4e" or "4G"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "4e" and "4G" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "4e" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "4G" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "4e" and "4G" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "4e vs quatrièmes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #395,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.