Which to use
“citées” and “citons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,541
- “citées” frequency rank
- #19,480
- “citons” frequency rank
- 33021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citées | citons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe citer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe citer. |
Where the eye mixes citées and citons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. citées (CVCVVC) and citons (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between citées and citons
A purely visual mix-up. citées (\si.te\) and citons (\si.tɔ̃\) 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 33021, 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\. citons is at rank #19,480, tagged as averb, pronounced \si.tɔ̃\.
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 33021, this pair ranks #293,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of citées vs citons
Shared letters: cist. Private to "citées": eé. Private to "citons": no.
"citées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "citons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- citons ← ccitons · ciotns · citnos · citonns · citonss · citosn · cittons · ctions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "citées" for "citons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "citées" or "citons" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "citées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "citons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citées" and "citons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "citons vs cotons". 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 #293,393 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.