Which to use
“ébats” and “états” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,642
- “ébats” frequency rank
- #563
- “états” frequency rank
- 33205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ébats | états |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ébat. | Pluriel de état. |
Where the eye mixes ébats and états
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ébats and états follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ébats vs états
A purely visual mix-up. ébats (\e.ba\) and états (\e.ta\) 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 - b in “ébats” becomes t in “états”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ébats is recorded at frequency rank #32,642, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ba\. états is at rank #563, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ta\.
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 33205, this pair ranks #292,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ébats vs états
Shared letters: asté. Private to "ébats": b. Private to "états": -.
"ébats" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "états" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ébats" and "états" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ébats" vs "états" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ébats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "états" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ébats" and "états" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ébats vs édits". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #292,183 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.