Which to use
“détectent” and “détectés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,003
- “détectent” frequency rank
- #31,468
- “détectés” frequency rank
- 76471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détectent | détectés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détecter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de détecter. |
Where the eye mixes détectent and détectés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. détectent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against détectés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between détectent and détectés
A purely visual mix-up. détectent (\de.tɛkt\) and détectés (\de.tɛk.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détectent is recorded at frequency rank #45,003, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tɛkt\. 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 76471, this pair ranks #31,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détectent vs détectés
Shared letters: cdeté. Private to "détectent": n. Private to "détectés": s.
"détectent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "détectés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "détectent" for "détectés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "détectent" or "détectés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "détectent" and "détectés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "détectent" 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 #31,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détectent" and "détectés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détectées vs détectent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.