admettantvsadmettentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,224
“admettant” frequency rank
#26,244
“admettent” frequency rank
47468
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admettant admettent
Definition Participe présent du verbe admettre. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de admettre.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
admettant
9 ch
admettent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admettant (\ad.mɛ.tɑ̃\) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “admettant” becomes e in “admettent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

admettant is recorded at frequency rank #21,224, classified as averb, pronounced \ad.mɛ.tɑ̃\. 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 47468, this pair ranks #186,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of admettant vs admettent

Shared letters: ademnt. Private to "admettant": -. Private to "admettent": -.

"admettant" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC  ·  "admettent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admettantaddmettant · ademttant · admetant · admetatnt · admettannt · admettantt · admettatn · admettnat
  • admettentaddmettent · ademttent · admetent · admetetnt · admettennt · admettentt · admettetn · admettnet

Frequency comparison

admettant#21,224
admettent#26,244

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admettant" and "admettent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ad.mɛ.tɑ̃\ versus \ad.mɛt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admettant" or "admettent"?
"admettant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,224 in our French list, against #26,244 for "admettent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering admettant 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 “admettant” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list