chutentvschutesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: chutent is a verb, chutes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“chutent” is a verb and “chutes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,210
“chutent” frequency rank
#8,515
“chutes” frequency rank
47725
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chutent chutes
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chuter. Pluriel de chute.

Same sound, different letters: chutent vs chutes

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.

7 ch
chutent
6 ch
chutes

Ear matches; page differs - chutent and chutes

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chutent and chutes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃyt\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 47725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chutent is recorded at frequency rank #39,210, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃyt\. chutes is at rank #8,515, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃyt\.

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 47725, this pair ranks #184,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of chutent vs chutes

Shared letters: cehtu. Private to "chutent": n. Private to "chutes": s.

"chutent" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC  ·  "chutes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chutentcchutent · chhutent · chtuent · chuetnt · chutennt · chutentt · chutetn · chutnet
  • chutescchutes · chhutes · chtues · chuets · chutess · chutse · chuttes · cuhtes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "chutent" and "chutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chutent" is a verb and "chutes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "chutent" vs "chutes" - which ranks higher?
"chutes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,515 in our French list, against #39,210 for "chutent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chutent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chutent" and "chutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chient vs chutent". 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 #184,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list