Which to use
“captée” and “copiée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,691
- “captée” frequency rank
- #47,813
- “copiée” frequency rank
- 87504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captée | copiée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe capter. | Participe passé féminin singulier de copier. |
Where the eye mixes captée and copiée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. captée (CVCCVV) and copiée (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: captée vs copiée
A purely visual mix-up. captée (\kap.te\) and copiée (\kɔ.pje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captée is recorded at frequency rank #39,691, classified as averb, pronounced \kap.te\. copiée is at rank #47,813, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.pje\.
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 87504, this pair ranks #8,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of captée vs copiée
Shared letters: cepé. Private to "captée": at. Private to "copiée": io.
"captée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "copiée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "captée" and "copiée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "captée" vs "copiée" - which ranks higher?
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 "captée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "copiée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captée" and "copiée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copiée vs cupide". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,196 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.