Which to use
“estime” is a noun and “estimez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,952
- “estime” frequency rank
- #22,560
- “estimez” frequency rank
- 24512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estime | estimez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opinion favorable que l’on a de quelqu’un, fondée sur la connaissance de son mérite, de ses bonnes qualités, de ses vertus. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de estimer. |
Where the eye mixes estime and estimez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. estime runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against estimez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: estime vs estimez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: estime is \ɛs.tim\ while estimez is \ɛs.ti.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “estime” sits inside “estimez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24512, 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\. estimez is at rank #22,560, 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 24512, this pair ranks #346,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of estime vs estimez
Shared letters: eimst. Private to "estime": -. Private to "estimez": z.
"estime" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "estimez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "estime" for "estimez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "estime" vs "estimez" - 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 "estime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estimez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estime" and "estimez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estimes vs estimez". 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 #346,200 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.