Which to use
“détestes” and “détestez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,343
- “détestes” frequency rank
- #35,005
- “détestez” frequency rank
- 61348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détestes | détestez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de détester. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détester. |
Where the eye mixes détestes and détestez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. détestes and détestez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between détestes and détestez
A purely visual mix-up. détestes (\de.tɛst\) and détestez (\de.tɛs.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 a single letter - s in “détestes” becomes z in “détestez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détestes is recorded at frequency rank #26,343, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tɛst\. 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 61348, this pair ranks #92,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détestes vs détestez
Shared letters: desté. Private to "détestes": -. Private to "détestez": z.
"détestes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "détestez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détestes" and "détestez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "détestes" or "détestez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "détestes" and "détestez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "détestes" 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 #92,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détestes" and "détestez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détestée vs détestez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #92,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.