Which to use
“connecte” and “connectées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,842
- “connecte” frequency rank
- #21,273
- “connectées” frequency rank
- 38115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connecte | connectées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de connecter. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de connecter. |
Where the eye mixes connecte and connectées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses connecte with connectées
A purely visual mix-up. connecte (\ko.nɛkt\) and connectées (\ko.nɛk.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connecte is recorded at frequency rank #16,842, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.nɛkt\. connectées is at rank #21,273, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.nɛk.te\.
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 38115, this pair ranks #257,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of connecte vs connectées
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "connecte": -. Private to "connectées": sé.
"connecte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "connectées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connecte ← cconnecte · cnonecte · conecte · conencte · conncete · conneccte · connecet · connectte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "connecte" and "connectées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "connecte" vs "connectées" - which ranks higher?
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 "connecte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connectées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connecte" and "connectées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connectées vs connectent". 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 #257,561 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.