connectéesvsconnecteursWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: connectées is a verb, connecteurs is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“connectées” is a verb and “connecteurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,273
“connectées” frequency rank
#42,238
“connecteurs” frequency rank
63511
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature connectées connecteurs
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de connecter. Masculin pluriel de connecteur.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set connectées and connecteurs apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
connectées
11 ch
connecteurs

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: connectées is \ko.nɛk.te\ while connecteurs is \kɔ.nɛk.tœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

connectées is recorded at frequency rank #21,273, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.nɛk.te\. connecteurs is at rank #42,238, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.nɛk.tœʁ\.

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 63511, this pair ranks #81,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of connectées vs connecteurs

Shared letters: cenost. Private to "connectées": é. Private to "connecteurs": ru.

"connectées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC  ·  "connecteurs" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • connecteurscconnecteurs · cnonecteurs · conecteurs · conencteurs · connceteurs · conneccteurs · conneceturs · connecterus

Frequency comparison

connectées#21,273
connecteurs#42,238

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "connectées" and "connecteurs" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "connectées" is a verb and "connecteurs" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "connectées" or "connecteurs"?
"connectées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,273 in our French list, against #42,238 for "connecteurs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering connectées vs connecteurs

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “connectées”; for an adjective, it's “connecteurs”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “connectées” 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