admettaitvsadmettentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,462
“admettait” frequency rank
#26,244
“admettent” frequency rank
75706
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admettait admettent
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de admettre. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de admettre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set admettait and admettent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
admettait
9 ch
admettent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admettait (\ad.mɛ.tɛ\) and admettent (\ad.mɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75706, 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\. admettent is at rank #26,244, tagged as averb, pronounced \ad.mɛt\.

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 75706, this pair ranks #33,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of admettait vs admettent

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admettaitaddmettait · ademttait · admetait · admetatit · admettaitt · admettati · admettiat · admmettait
  • admettentaddmettent · ademttent · admetent · admetetnt · admettennt · admettentt · admettetn · admettnet

Frequency comparison

admettait#49,462
admettent#26,244

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admettait" and "admettent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ad.mɛ.tɛ\ versus \ad.mɛt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admettait" or "admettent"?
"admettent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,244 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 admettent

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