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Which to use

“estimée” and “estimées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,846
“estimée” frequency rank
#22,851
“estimées” frequency rank
31697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estimée estimées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de estimer. Participe passé féminin pluriel de estimer.

Same sound, different letters: estimée vs estimées

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. estimée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against estimées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
estimée
8 ch
estimées

Ear matches; page differs - estimée and estimées

This is the hard kind. estimée and estimées are pronounced identically (\ɛs.ti.me\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “estimée” sits inside “estimées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estimée is recorded at frequency rank #8,846, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛs.ti.me\. estimées is at rank #22,851, 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 31697, this pair ranks #302,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of estimée vs estimées

Shared letters: eimsté. Private to "estimée": -. Private to "estimées": -.

"estimée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "estimées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "estimée" and "estimées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛs.ti.me\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "estimée" or "estimées"?
"estimée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,846 in our French list, against #22,851 for "estimées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

"estimée" and "estimées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "estimée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estimées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estimée" and "estimées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entamées vs estimées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #302,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list