Which to use
“ESP” and “été” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,197
- “ESP” frequency rank
- #65
- “été” frequency rank
- 18262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ESP | été |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abréviation de électro-stabilisateur programmé ou Correcteur électronique de trajectoire | 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 ESP and été
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. No shared run - shape, not overlap, is the trap.
Visual trap between ESP and été
A purely visual mix-up. ESP (\ø.ɛs.pe\) and été (\e.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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ESP is recorded at frequency rank #18,197, classified as anoun, pronounced \ø.ɛs.pe\. 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 18262, this pair ranks #379,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ESP vs été
Shared letters: none. Private to "ESP": eps. Private to "été": té.
"ESP" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "été" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ESP" and "été" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ESP" vs "été" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ESP" and "été" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ESP" 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 #379,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ESP" and "été" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs ESP". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #379,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.