Which to use
“adulte” and “ajuste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,234
- “adulte” frequency rank
- #27,685
- “ajuste” frequency rank
- 30919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adulte | ajuste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui est parvenue à sa maturité psychologique et intellectuelle. | Action de réunir par un nœud les bouts de deux cordages ou d’un cordage cassé. |
Where the eye mixes adulte and ajuste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between adulte and ajuste
A purely visual mix-up. adulte (\a.dylt\) and ajuste (\a.ʒyst\) 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 30919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adulte is recorded at frequency rank #3,234, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.dylt\. ajuste is at rank #27,685, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʒyst\.
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 30919, this pair ranks #307,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adulte vs ajuste
Shared letters: aetu. Private to "adulte": dl. Private to "ajuste": js.
"adulte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "ajuste" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adulte" for "ajuste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adulte" or "ajuste"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adulte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ajuste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adulte" and "ajuste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ajuste vs ajustées". 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 #307,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.