Which to use
“citée” and “citera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,448
- “citée” frequency rank
- #47,791
- “citera” frequency rank
- 57239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citée | citera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe citer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe citer. |
Where the eye mixes citée and citera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between citée and citera
A purely visual mix-up. citée (\si.te\) and citera (\si.t(ə.)ʁa\) 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 57239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citée is recorded at frequency rank #9,448, classified as averb, pronounced \si.te\. citera is at rank #47,791, tagged as averb, pronounced \si.t(ə.)ʁa\.
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 57239, this pair ranks #116,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of citée vs citera
Shared letters: ceit. Private to "citée": é. Private to "citera": ar.
"citée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "citera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- citera ← ccitera · cietra · citear · citerra · citrea · cittera · ctiera · ictera
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "citée" and "citera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "citée" or "citera" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "citée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "citera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citée" and "citera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "citera vs citerai". 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 #116,225 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.