admettaitvsadmettantWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“admettait” and “admettant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,462
“admettait” frequency rank
#21,224
“admettant” frequency rank
70686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admettait admettant
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de admettre. Participe présent du verbe admettre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set admettait and admettant apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
admettait
9 ch
admettant

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admettait (\ad.mɛ.tɛ\) and admettant (\ad.mɛ.tɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - i in “admettait” becomes n in “admettant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

admettait is recorded at frequency rank #49,462, classified as averb, pronounced \ad.mɛ.tɛ\. admettant is at rank #21,224, tagged as averb, pronounced \ad.mɛ.tɑ̃\.

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 70686, this pair ranks #50,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of admettait vs admettant

Shared letters: ademt. Private to "admettait": i. Private to "admettant": n.

"admettait" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "admettant" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admettaitaddmettait · ademttait · admetait · admetatit · admettaitt · admettati · admettiat · admmettait
  • admettantaddmettant · ademttant · admetant · admetatnt · admettannt · admettantt · admettatn · admettnat

Frequency comparison

admettait#49,462
admettant#21,224

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admettait" and "admettant" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ad.mɛ.tɛ\ versus \ad.mɛ.tɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admettait" or "admettant"?
"admettant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,224 in our French list, against #49,462 for "admettait". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering admettait vs admettant

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “admettait” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list