Which to use
“document” is a noun and “documente” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,361
- “document” frequency rank
- #44,987
- “documente” frequency rank
- 47348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | document | documente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écrit qui sert de preuve ou de renseignement. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de documenter. |
Where the eye mixes document and documente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between document and documente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: document is \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃\ while documente is \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “document” sits inside “documente”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
document is recorded at frequency rank #2,361, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃\. documente is at rank #44,987, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃t\.
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 47348, this pair ranks #187,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of document vs documente
Shared letters: cdemnotu. Private to "document": -. Private to "documente": -.
"document" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "documente" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "document" and "documente" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "document" vs "documente" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "document" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "documente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "document" and "documente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "documente vs documentées". 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 #187,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.