Which to use
“activée” is an adjective and “activer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,187
- “activée” frequency rank
- #11,698
- “activer” frequency rank
- 36885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | activée | activer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de activé. | Rendre plus actif, ou plus prompt. |
Same sound, different letters: activée vs activer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - activée / activer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: activée and activer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ak.ti.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
activée is recorded at frequency rank #25,187, classified as anadj, pronounced \ak.ti.ve\. activer is at rank #11,698, tagged as averb, pronounced \ak.ti.ve\.
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 36885, this pair ranks #266,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of activée vs activer
Shared letters: aceitv. Private to "activée": é. Private to "activer": r.
"activée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "activer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- activer ← acctiver · acitver · actievr · activerr · activre · activver · acttiver · actvier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "activée" for "activer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "activée" or "activer"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "activée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "activer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "activée" and "activer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "actée vs activée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #266,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.