Which to use
“essayent” and “essayera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,376
- “essayent” frequency rank
- #41,279
- “essayera” frequency rank
- 54655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | essayent | essayera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de essayer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de essayer. |
Where the eye mixes essayent and essayera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between essayent and essayera
A purely visual mix-up. essayent (\e.sɛj\) and essayera (\e.sɛ.jə.ʁa\) 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 54655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
essayent is recorded at frequency rank #13,376, classified as averb, pronounced \e.sɛj\. essayera is at rank #41,279, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.sɛ.jə.ʁa\.
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 54655, this pair ranks #132,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of essayent vs essayera
Shared letters: aesy. Private to "essayent": nt. Private to "essayera": r.
"essayent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC · "essayera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "essayent" for "essayera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "essayent" or "essayera"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "essayent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "essayera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "essayent" and "essayera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "essayera vs essayerais". 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 #132,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.