Which to use
“estimées” is a verb and “estimes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,851
- “estimées” frequency rank
- #41,280
- “estimes” frequency rank
- 64131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estimées | estimes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de estimer. | Pluriel de estime. |
Where the eye mixes estimées and estimes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. estimées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against estimes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between estimées and estimes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: estimées is \ɛs.ti.me\ while estimes is \ɛs.tim\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64131, 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\. estimes is at rank #41,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.tim\.
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 64131, this pair ranks #78,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of estimées vs estimes
Shared letters: eimst. Private to "estimées": é. Private to "estimes": -.
"estimées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "estimes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- estimes ← esitmes · esstimes · estiems · estimess · estimmes · estimse · estmies · esttimes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "estimées" for "estimes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "estimées" or "estimes" show up more?
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 "estimées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estimes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estimées" and "estimes" 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 #78,536 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.