Which to use
“estime” is a noun and “estimée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,952
- “estime” frequency rank
- #8,846
- “estimée” frequency rank
- 10798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estime | estimée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opinion favorable que l’on a de quelqu’un, fondée sur la connaissance de son mérite, de ses bonnes qualités, de ses vertus. | Participe passé féminin singulier de estimer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set estime and estimée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: estime is \ɛs.tim\ while estimée is \ɛs.ti.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estime is recorded at frequency rank #1,952, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.tim\. estimée is at rank #8,846, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛs.ti.me\.
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 10798, this pair ranks #411,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of estime vs estimée
Shared letters: eimst. Private to "estime": -. Private to "estimée": é.
"estime" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "estimée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- estime ← esitme · esstime · estiem · estimme · estmie · esttime · etsime · setime
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "estime" and "estimée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "estime" or "estimée"?
Remembering estime vs estimée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “estime”; for a verb, it's “estimée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “estime” entry
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