Which to use
“adoptez” and “ajoutez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,108
- “adoptez” frequency rank
- #8,650
- “ajoutez” frequency rank
- 49758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptez | ajoutez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe adopter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe ajouter. |
Where the eye mixes adoptez and ajoutez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adoptez (VCVCCVC) and ajoutez (VCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: adoptez vs ajoutez
A purely visual mix-up. adoptez (\a.dɔp.te\) and ajoutez (\a.ʒu.te\) 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 49758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptez is recorded at frequency rank #41,108, classified as averb, pronounced \a.dɔp.te\. ajoutez is at rank #8,650, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒu.te\.
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 49758, this pair ranks #168,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adoptez vs ajoutez
Shared letters: aeotz. Private to "adoptez": dp. Private to "ajoutez": ju.
"adoptez" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ajoutez" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adoptez" and "ajoutez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "adoptez" vs "ajoutez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ajoutez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptez" and "ajoutez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoptera vs adoptez". 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 #168,065 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.