connectevsconnecterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“connecte” and “connecter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,842
“connecte” frequency rank
#9,295
“connecter” frequency rank
26137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature connecte connecter
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de connecter. Joindre ou attacher ensemble deux objets (machines, personne et macine ou serveur distant, concepts, etc.).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set connecte and connecter apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
connecte
9 ch
connecter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. connecte (\ko.nɛkt\) and connecter (\kɔ.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 1 extra letter(s) - “connecte” sits inside “connecter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26137, 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\. connecter is at rank #9,295, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.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 26137, this pair ranks #336,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of connecte vs connecter

Shared letters: cenot. Private to "connecte": -. Private to "connecter": r.

"connecte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "connecter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • connectecconnecte · cnonecte · conecte · conencte · conncete · conneccte · connecet · connectte
  • connectercconnecter · cnonecter · conecter · conencter · connceter · conneccter · connecetr · connecterr

Frequency comparison

connecte#16,842
connecter#9,295

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "connecte" and "connecter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ko.nɛkt\ versus \kɔ.nɛk.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "connecte" or "connecter"?
"connecter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,295 in our French list, against #16,842 for "connecte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering connecte vs connecter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “connecte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list