Which to use
“citées” and “citent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,541
- “citées” frequency rank
- #22,515
- “citent” frequency rank
- 36056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citées | citent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe citer. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe citer. |
Where the eye mixes citées and citent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. citées (CVCVVC) and citent (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: citées vs citent
A purely visual mix-up. citées (\si.te\) and citent (\sit\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citées is recorded at frequency rank #13,541, classified as averb, pronounced \si.te\. citent is at rank #22,515, tagged as averb, pronounced \sit\.
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 36056, this pair ranks #272,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of citées vs citent
Shared letters: ceit. Private to "citées": sé. Private to "citent": n.
"citées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "citent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- citent ← ccitent · cietnt · citennt · citentt · citetn · citnet · cittent · ctient
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "citées" for "citent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "citées" or "citent" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "citées" and "citent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "citées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "citent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citées" and "citent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chient vs citent". 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 #272,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.