Which to use
“adaptée” and “adopté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,921
- “adaptée” frequency rank
- #3,121
- “adopté” frequency rank
- 10042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adaptée | adopté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de adapté. | Qui est légalement adopté. |
Where the eye mixes adaptée and adopté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between adaptée and adopté
A purely visual mix-up. adaptée (\a.dap.te\) and adopté (\a.dɔp.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adaptée is recorded at frequency rank #6,921, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.dap.te\. adopté is at rank #3,121, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.dɔp.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 10042, this pair ranks #414,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adaptée vs adopté
Shared letters: adpté. Private to "adaptée": e. Private to "adopté": o.
"adaptée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "adopté" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adaptée" and "adopté" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adaptée" or "adopté"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adaptée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adopté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adaptée" and "adopté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adopté vs adoptera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #414,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.