Which to use
“détecte” and “détectent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,821
- “détecte” frequency rank
- #45,003
- “détectent” frequency rank
- 64824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détecte | détectent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de détecter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détecter. |
Same sound, different letters: détecte vs détectent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - détecte and détectent
This is the hard kind. détecte and détectent are pronounced identically (\de.tɛkt\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “détecte” sits inside “détectent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détecte is recorded at frequency rank #19,821, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tɛkt\. détectent is at rank #45,003, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tɛkt\.
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 64824, this pair ranks #75,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détecte vs détectent
Shared letters: cdeté. Private to "détecte": -. Private to "détectent": n.
"détecte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "détectent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "détecte" for "détectent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "détecte" or "détectent"?
Useful next steps
"détecte" and "détectent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détecte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détectent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détecte" and "détectent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détectées vs détectent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,162 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.