ajoutervsajoutezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“ajouter” and “ajoutez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,648
“ajouter” frequency rank
#8,650
“ajoutez” frequency rank
10298
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ajouter ajoutez
Definition Mettre en plus. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe ajouter.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
ajouter
7 ch
ajoutez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. ajouter and ajoutez are pronounced identically (\a.ʒu.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “ajouter” becomes z in “ajoutez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ajouter is recorded at frequency rank #1,648, classified as averb, 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 10298, this pair ranks #413,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ajouter vs ajoutez

Shared letters: aejotu. Private to "ajouter": r. Private to "ajoutez": z.

"ajouter" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC  ·  "ajoutez" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ajouterajjouter · ajotuer · ajouetr · ajouterr · ajoutre · ajoutter · ajuoter · aojuter
  • ajoutezajjoutez · ajotuez · ajouetz · ajoutezz · ajouttez · ajoutze · ajuotez · aojutez

Frequency comparison

ajouter#1,648
ajoutez#8,650

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ajouter" and "ajoutez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\a.ʒu.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "ajouter" or "ajoutez"?
"ajouter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,648 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 ajouter vs ajoutez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ajouter” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list