Which to use
“ajuster” is a verb and “ajustés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,307
- “ajuster” frequency rank
- #43,254
- “ajustés” frequency rank
- 56561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajuster | ajustés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accommoder une chose, l’adapter à une autre. | Masculin pluriel de ajusté. |
Same sound, different letters: ajuster vs ajustés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. ajuster and ajustés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - ajuster and ajustés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ajuster and ajustés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʒys.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 56561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajuster is recorded at frequency rank #13,307, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʒys.te\. ajustés is at rank #43,254, tagged as anadj, 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 56561, this pair ranks #120,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajuster vs ajustés
Shared letters: ajstu. Private to "ajuster": er. Private to "ajustés": é.
"ajuster" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ajustés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ajuster ← ajjuster · ajsuter · ajusetr · ajusster · ajusterr · ajustre · ajustter · ajutser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ajuster" and "ajustés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ajuster" vs "ajustés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"ajuster" and "ajustés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajuster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajuster" and "ajustés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ajustées vs ajustés". 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 #120,337 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.