Which to use
“estimées” and “estimer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,851
- “estimées” frequency rank
- #7,561
- “estimer” frequency rank
- 30412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estimées | estimer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de estimer. | Priser quelque chose, en apprécier, en déterminer la valeur. |
Same sound, different letters: estimées vs estimer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. estimées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against estimer's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - estimées / estimer
This is the hard kind. estimées and estimer 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estimées is recorded at frequency rank #22,851, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛs.ti.me\. estimer is at rank #7,561, 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 30412, this pair ranks #310,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of estimées vs estimer
Shared letters: eimst. Private to "estimées": é. Private to "estimer": r.
"estimées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "estimer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- estimer ← esitmer · esstimer · estiemr · estimerr · estimmer · estimre · estmier · esttimer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "estimées" for "estimer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "estimées" vs "estimer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "estimées" / "estimer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "estimées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estimer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estimées" and "estimer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entamées vs estimées". 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 #310,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.