Which to use
“alimente” and “alimentés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,193
- “alimente” frequency rank
- #28,821
- “alimentés” frequency rank
- 43014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alimente | alimentés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe alimenter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe alimenter. |
Where the eye mixes alimente and alimentés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alimente runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against alimentés's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alimente and alimentés
A purely visual mix-up. alimente (\a.li.mɑ̃t\) and alimentés (\a.li.mɑ̃.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 43014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alimente is recorded at frequency rank #14,193, classified as averb, pronounced \a.li.mɑ̃t\. alimentés is at rank #28,821, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.li.mɑ̃.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 43014, this pair ranks #221,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alimente vs alimentés
Shared letters: aeilmnt. Private to "alimente": -. Private to "alimentés": sé.
"alimente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "alimentés" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alimente ← ailmente · aliemnte · alimenet · alimennte · alimentte · alimetne · alimmente · alimnete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alimente" for "alimentés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alimente" or "alimentés"?
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 "alimente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alimentés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alimente" and "alimentés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aliénés vs alimentés". 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 #221,254 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.