Which to use
“activées” is an adjective and “activités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,760
- “activées” frequency rank
- #973
- “activités” frequency rank
- 44733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | activées | activités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de activé. | Pluriel de activité. |
Where the eye mixes activées and activités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. activées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against activités's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses activées with activités
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: activées is \ak.ti.ve\ while activités is \ak.ti.vi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44733, 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\. activités is at rank #973, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ak.ti.vi.te\.
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 44733, this pair ranks #208,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of activées vs activités
Shared letters: acistvé. Private to "activées": e. Private to "activités": -.
"activées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "activités" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "activées" and "activités" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "activées" or "activités"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "activées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "activités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "activées" and "activités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "activées vs attirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #208,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.