Which to use
“écartées” and “écoutées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,031
- “écartées” frequency rank
- #44,822
- “écoutées” frequency rank
- 74853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écartées | écoutées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de écarter. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de écouter. |
Where the eye mixes écartées and écoutées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. écartées (VCVCCVVC) and écoutées (VCVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses écartées with écoutées
A purely visual mix-up. écartées (\e.kaʁ.te\) and écoutées (\e.ku.te\) 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 74853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écartées is recorded at frequency rank #30,031, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kaʁ.te\. écoutées is at rank #44,822, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ku.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 74853, this pair ranks #35,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of écartées vs écoutées
Shared letters: cesté. Private to "écartées": ar. Private to "écoutées": ou.
"écartées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "écoutées" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écartées" and "écoutées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "écartées" vs "écoutées" - 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 "écartées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écoutées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écartées" and "écoutées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écoutées vs écouteur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,822 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.