Which to use
“ajoutent” and “ajoutez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,065
- “ajoutent” frequency rank
- #8,650
- “ajoutez” frequency rank
- 16715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajoutent | ajoutez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe ajouter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe ajouter. |
Where the eye mixes ajoutent and ajoutez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ajoutent runs 8 letters (VCVVCVCC) against ajoutez's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ajoutent and ajoutez
A purely visual mix-up. ajoutent (\a.ʒut\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajoutent is recorded at frequency rank #8,065, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʒut\. 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 16715, this pair ranks #386,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ajoutent vs ajoutez
Shared letters: aejotu. Private to "ajoutent": n. Private to "ajoutez": z.
"ajoutent" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCC · "ajoutez" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ajoutent" and "ajoutez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ajoutent" or "ajoutez"?
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 "ajoutent" 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 #386,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajoutent" and "ajoutez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoptez vs ajoutez". 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 #386,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.