ajoutéevsajoutezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ajoutée is a adjective, ajoutez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ajoutée” is an adjective and “ajoutez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,517
“ajoutée” frequency rank
#8,650
“ajoutez” frequency rank
16167
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ajoutée ajoutez
Definition Féminin singulier de ajouté. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe ajouter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ajoutée and ajoutez apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
ajoutée
7 ch
ajoutez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ajoutée and ajoutez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʒu.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ajoutée is recorded at frequency rank #7,517, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒu.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 16167, this pair ranks #389,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ajoutée vs ajoutez

Shared letters: aejotu. Private to "ajoutée": é. Private to "ajoutez": z.

"ajoutée" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV  ·  "ajoutez" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ajoutezajjoutez · ajotuez · ajouetz · ajoutezz · ajouttez · ajoutze · ajuotez · aojutez

Frequency comparison

ajoutée#7,517
ajoutez#8,650

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ajoutée" and "ajoutez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ajoutée" is an adjective and "ajoutez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ajoutée" or "ajoutez"?
"ajoutée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,517 in our French list, against #8,650 for "ajoutez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ajoutée vs ajoutez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “ajoutée”; for a verb, it's “ajoutez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ajoutée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list