Which to use
“citées” and “citera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,541
- “citées” frequency rank
- #47,791
- “citera” frequency rank
- 61332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citées | citera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe citer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe citer. |
Where the eye mixes citées and citera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. citées (CVCVVC) and citera (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: citées vs citera
A purely visual mix-up. citées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61332, 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\. 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 61332, this pair ranks #92,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of citées vs citera
Shared letters: ceit. Private to "citées": sé. Private to "citera": ar.
"citées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "citera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- citera ← ccitera · cietra · citear · citerra · citrea · cittera · ctiera · ictera
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "citées" and "citera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "citées" or "citera"?
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 "citées" 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 #92,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citées" 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 #92,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.