Which to use
“disputait” and “disputent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,213
- “disputait” frequency rank
- #16,110
- “disputent” frequency rank
- 49323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputait | disputent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de disputer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disputer. |
Where the eye mixes disputait and disputent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disputait (CVCCVCVVC) and disputent (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses disputait with disputent
A purely visual mix-up. disputait (\dis.py.tɛ\) and disputent (\dis.pyt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputait is recorded at frequency rank #33,213, classified as averb, pronounced \dis.py.tɛ\. disputent is at rank #16,110, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.pyt\.
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 49323, this pair ranks #171,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disputait vs disputent
Shared letters: dipstu. Private to "disputait": a. Private to "disputent": en.
"disputait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disputent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disputait" and "disputent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "disputait" or "disputent"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disputait" and "disputent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disputait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputait" and "disputent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputait vs disputant". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #171,648 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.