Which to use
“détectée” and “détecter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,342
- “détectée” frequency rank
- #8,698
- “détecter” frequency rank
- 35040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détectée | détecter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de détecter. | Se rendre compte de ; déceler ; trouver, en parlant de quelque chose qui n'était pas évident. |
Same sound, different letters: détectée vs détecter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détectée (CVCVCCVV) and détecter (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - détectée / détecter
This is the hard kind. détectée and détecter 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35040, 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\. détecter is at rank #8,698, 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 35040, this pair ranks #279,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détectée vs détecter
Shared letters: cdeté. Private to "détectée": -. Private to "détecter": r.
"détectée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "détecter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "détectée" and "détecter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "détectée" vs "détecter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "détectée" / "détecter". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "détectée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détecter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détectée" and "détecter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détectée vs détestée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #279,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.