Which to use
“détectée” and “détectés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,342
- “détectée” frequency rank
- #31,468
- “détectés” frequency rank
- 57810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détectée | détectés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de détecter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de détecter. |
Same sound, different letters: détectée vs détectés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détectée (CVCVCCVV) and détectés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - détectée and détectés
This is the hard kind. détectée and détectés 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 a single letter - e in “détectée” becomes s in “détectés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57810, 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\. détectés is at rank #31,468, 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 57810, this pair ranks #112,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détectée vs détectés
Shared letters: cdeté. Private to "détectée": -. Private to "détectés": s.
"détectée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "détectés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "détectée" and "détectés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "détectée" or "détectés"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "détectée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détectés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détectée" and "détectés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détectés vs détestée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #112,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.