Which to use
“adaptées” and “adoptés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,336
- “adaptées” frequency rank
- #16,536
- “adoptés” frequency rank
- 27872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adaptées | adoptés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de adapté. | Masculin pluriel de adopté. |
Where the eye mixes adaptées and adoptés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adaptées runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against adoptés's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adaptées vs adoptés
A purely visual mix-up. adaptées (\a.dap.te\) and adoptés (\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 27872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adaptées is recorded at frequency rank #11,336, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.dap.te\. adoptés is at rank #16,536, 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 27872, this pair ranks #326,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adaptées vs adoptés
Shared letters: adpsté. Private to "adaptées": e. Private to "adoptés": o.
"adaptées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "adoptés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adaptées" and "adoptés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "adaptées" vs "adoptés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adaptées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adaptées" and "adoptés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoptera vs adoptés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #326,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.