admettentvsadmettonsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,244
“admettent” frequency rank
#18,107
“admettons” frequency rank
44351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admettent admettons
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de admettre. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de admettre.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
admettent
9 ch
admettons

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admettent (\ad.mɛt\) and admettons (\ad.mɛ.tɔ̃\) 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 44351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

admettent is recorded at frequency rank #26,244, classified as averb, pronounced \ad.mɛt\. admettons is at rank #18,107, tagged as averb, pronounced \ad.mɛ.tɔ̃\.

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 44351, this pair ranks #211,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of admettent vs admettons

Shared letters: ademnt. Private to "admettent": -. Private to "admettons": os.

"admettent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC  ·  "admettons" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admettentaddmettent · ademttent · admetent · admetetnt · admettennt · admettentt · admettetn · admettnet
  • admettonsaddmettons · ademttons · admetons · admetotns · admettnos · admettonns · admettonss · admettosn

Frequency comparison

admettent#26,244
admettons#18,107

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admettent" and "admettons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ad.mɛt\ versus \ad.mɛ.tɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admettent" or "admettons"?
"admettons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,107 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 admettent vs admettons

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list