Which to use
“eft” is an adverb and “été” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,240
- “eft” frequency rank
- #65
- “été” frequency rank
- 33305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eft | été |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encore, après, ultérieurement. | La plus chaude des quatre saisons de l’année. Dans l’hémisphère nord, l’été astronomique s’étend du 7 mai au 7 août, le solstice d’été représentant le milieu de l’été. L’été météorologique, qui comprend les mois les plus chauds de l’année, comprend les mois de juin, juillet et août. L’été calendaire français, enfin, s’étend du 21 juin (solstice d’été) au 22 septembre (équinoxe d’automne). Dans l’hémisphère sud, ce découpage correspond à la saison d’hiver. |
Where the eye mixes eft and été
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between eft and été
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eft is \ɛft\ while été is \e.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eft is recorded at frequency rank #33,240, classified as anadv, pronounced \ɛft\. été is at rank #65, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.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 33305, this pair ranks #291,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eft vs été
Shared letters: t. Private to "eft": ef. Private to "été": é.
"eft" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "été" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eft" and "été" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "eft" or "été"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "été" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eft" and "été" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eft vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #291,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.