Which to use
“adoptés” and “aptes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,536
- “adoptés” frequency rank
- #19,741
- “aptes” frequency rank
- 36277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptés | aptes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de adopté. | Pluriel de apte. |
Where the eye mixes adoptés and aptes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. adoptés runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against aptes's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adoptés vs aptes
A purely visual mix-up. adoptés (\a.dɔp.te\) and aptes (\apt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptés is recorded at frequency rank #16,536, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.dɔp.te\. aptes is at rank #19,741, tagged as anadj, pronounced \apt\.
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 36277, this pair ranks #270,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adoptés vs aptes
Shared letters: apst. Private to "adoptés": doé. Private to "aptes": e.
"adoptés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aptes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aptes ← apets · apptes · aptess · aptse · atpes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adoptés" for "aptes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adoptés" vs "aptes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aptes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptés" and "aptes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aptes vs aves". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #270,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.