Which to use
“détectée” is a verb and “détestée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,342
- “détectée” frequency rank
- #45,575
- “détestée” frequency rank
- 71917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détectée | détestée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de détecter. | Féminin singulier de détesté. |
Where the eye mixes détectée and détestée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. détectée and détestée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: détectée vs détestée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: détectée is \de.tɛk.te\ while détestée is \de.tɛs.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “détectée” becomes s in “détestée”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71917, 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\. détestée is at rank #45,575, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.tɛs.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 71917, this pair ranks #45,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détectée vs détestée
Shared letters: deté. Private to "détectée": c. Private to "détestée": s.
"détectée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "détestée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "détectée" for "détestée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "détectée" or "détestée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "détectée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détestée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détectée" and "détestée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détectées vs détestée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.