Which to use
“détectée” and “détectées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,342
- “détectée” frequency rank
- #39,276
- “détectées” frequency rank
- 65618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détectée | détectées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de détecter. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de détecter. |
Same sound, different letters: détectée vs détectées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. détectée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against détectées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - détectée / détectées
This is the hard kind. détectée and détectées are pronounced identically (\de.tɛk.te\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “détectée” sits inside “détectées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détectée is recorded at frequency rank #26,342, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tɛk.te\. détectées is at rank #39,276, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tɛk.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 65618, this pair ranks #71,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détectée vs détectées
Shared letters: cdeté. Private to "détectée": -. Private to "détectées": s.
"détectée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "détectées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "détectée" and "détectées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "détectée" or "détectées"?
After this comparison
"détectée" and "détectées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détectée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détectées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détectée" and "détectées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détectées vs détestée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,538 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.