ajustéesvsajusterWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#48,315
“ajustées” frequency rank
#13,307
“ajuster” frequency rank
61622
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ajustées ajuster
Definition Féminin pluriel de ajusté. Accommoder une chose, l’adapter à une autre.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
ajustées
7 ch
ajuster

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ajustées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ajustées is recorded at frequency rank #48,315, 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 61622, this pair ranks #91,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ajustées vs ajuster

Shared letters: aejstu. Private to "ajustées": é. Private to "ajuster": r.

"ajustées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC  ·  "ajuster" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ajusterajjuster · ajsuter · ajusetr · ajusster · ajusterr · ajustre · ajustter · ajutser

Frequency comparison

ajustées#48,315
ajuster#13,307

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ajustées" and "ajuster" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ajustées" is an adjective and "ajuster" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ajustées" or "ajuster"?
"ajuster" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,307 in our French list, against #48,315 for "ajustées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ajustées vs ajuster

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “ajustées”; for a verb, it's “ajuster”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ajustées” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list