Which to use
“détectées” and “détectés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,276
- “détectées” frequency rank
- #31,468
- “détectés” frequency rank
- 70744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détectées | détectés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de détecter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de détecter. |
Same sound, different letters: détectées vs détectés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. détectées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against détectés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - détectées and détectés
This is the hard kind. détectées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détectées is recorded at frequency rank #39,276, 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 70744, this pair ranks #50,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détectées vs détectés
Shared letters: cdesté. Private to "détectées": -. Private to "détectés": -.
"détectées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "détectés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détectées" and "détectés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "détectées" vs "détectés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"détectées" and "détectés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détectées" 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 #50,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détectées" and "détectés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détectées vs détestée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.