Which to use
“détester” and “détestez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,863
- “détester” frequency rank
- #35,005
- “détestez” frequency rank
- 45868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détester | détestez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maudire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détester. |
Same sound, different letters: détester vs détestez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détester and détestez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - détester and détestez
This is the hard kind. détester and détestez are pronounced identically (\de.tɛs.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 - r in “détester” becomes z in “détestez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détester is recorded at frequency rank #10,863, classified as averb, 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 45868, this pair ranks #199,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détester vs détestez
Shared letters: desté. Private to "détester": r. Private to "détestez": z.
"détester" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "détestez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détester" and "détestez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "détester" or "détestez" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "détester" 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 #199,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détester" and "détestez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détestée vs détestez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #199,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.