Which to use
“activées” is an adjective and “activer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,760
- “activées” frequency rank
- #11,698
- “activer” frequency rank
- 55458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | activées | activer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de activé. | Rendre plus actif, ou plus prompt. |
Same sound, different letters: activées vs activer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: activées vs activer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: activées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
activées is recorded at frequency rank #43,760, 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 55458, this pair ranks #127,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of activées vs activer
Shared letters: aceitv. Private to "activées": sé. Private to "activer": r.
"activées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "activer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- activer ← acctiver · acitver · actievr · activerr · activre · activver · acttiver · actvier
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "activées" and "activer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "activées" vs "activer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"activées" and "activer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "activées" 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 #127,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "activées" and "activer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "activées vs attirées". 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 #127,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.