Which to use
“capte” and “captivé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,876
- “capte” frequency rank
- #47,207
- “captivé” frequency rank
- 62083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capte | captivé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe capter. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe captiver. |
Where the eye mixes capte and captivé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capte and captivé
A purely visual mix-up. capte (\kapt\) and captivé (\kap.ti.ve\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capte is recorded at frequency rank #14,876, classified as averb, pronounced \kapt\. captivé is at rank #47,207, tagged as averb, pronounced \kap.ti.ve\.
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 62083, this pair ranks #88,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capte vs captivé
Shared letters: acpt. Private to "capte": e. Private to "captivé": ivé.
"capte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "captivé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- capte ← acpte · cappte · captte · catpe · ccapte · cpate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capte" for "captivé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "capte" vs "captivé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "capte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captivé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capte" and "captivé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captage vs captivé". 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 #88,909 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.