Which to use
“ajustée” is an adjective and “ajuster” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,161
- “ajustée” frequency rank
- #13,307
- “ajuster” frequency rank
- 50468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajustée | ajuster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ajusté. | Accommoder une chose, l’adapter à une autre. |
Same sound, different letters: ajustée vs ajuster
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. ajustée (VCVCCVV) and ajuster (VCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: ajustée vs ajuster
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ajustée and ajuster carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʒys.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 50468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajustée is recorded at frequency rank #37,161, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒys.te\. ajuster is at rank #13,307, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒys.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 50468, this pair ranks #162,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajustée vs ajuster
Shared letters: aejstu. Private to "ajustée": é. Private to "ajuster": r.
"ajustée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "ajuster" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ajuster ← ajjuster · ajsuter · ajusetr · ajusster · ajusterr · ajustre · ajustter · ajutser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ajustée" and "ajuster" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ajustée" or "ajuster"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "ajustée" / "ajuster". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ajuster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajustée" and "ajuster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ajustée 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 #162,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.