Which to use
“détestée” is an adjective and “détestez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,575
- “détestée” frequency rank
- #35,005
- “détestez” frequency rank
- 80580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détestée | détestez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de détesté. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détester. |
Same sound, different letters: détestée vs détestez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détestée (CVCVCCVV) and détestez (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: détestée vs détestez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: détestée and détestez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.tɛs.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détestée is recorded at frequency rank #45,575, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.tɛs.te\. détestez is at rank #35,005, tagged as averb, 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 80580, this pair ranks #20,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détestée vs détestez
Shared letters: desté. Private to "détestée": -. Private to "détestez": z.
"détestée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "détestez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détestée" and "détestez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "détestée" vs "détestez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"détestée" and "détestez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détestée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détestez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détestée" and "détestez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détectées vs détestée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.