Which to use
“ajoutées” is an adjective and “ajouts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,385
- “ajoutées” frequency rank
- #26,609
- “ajouts” frequency rank
- 44994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajoutées | ajouts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de ajouté. | Pluriel de ajout. |
Where the eye mixes ajoutées and ajouts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ajoutées runs 8 letters (VCVVCVVC) against ajouts's 6 (VCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ajoutées with ajouts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ajoutées is \a.ʒu.te\ while ajouts is \a.ʒu\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajoutées is recorded at frequency rank #18,385, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒu.te\. ajouts is at rank #26,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʒu\.
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 44994, this pair ranks #206,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajoutées vs ajouts
Shared letters: ajostu. Private to "ajoutées": eé. Private to "ajouts": -.
"ajoutées" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC · "ajouts" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ajouts ← ajjouts · ajotus · ajoust · ajoutss · ajoutts · ajuots · aojuts · jaouts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ajoutées" and "ajouts" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ajoutées" or "ajouts"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ajoutées" and "ajouts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajoutées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ajouts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajoutées" and "ajouts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ajouts vs avoues". 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 #206,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.