Which to use
“estimées” and “estimons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,851
- “estimées” frequency rank
- #24,211
- “estimons” frequency rank
- 47062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estimées | estimons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de estimer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de estimer. |
Where the eye mixes estimées and estimons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. estimées (VCCVCVVC) and estimons (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses estimées with estimons
A purely visual mix-up. estimées (\ɛs.ti.me\) and estimons (\ɛs.ti.mɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47062, 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\. estimons is at rank #24,211, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛs.ti.mɔ̃\.
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 47062, this pair ranks #189,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of estimées vs estimons
Shared letters: eimst. Private to "estimées": é. Private to "estimons": no.
"estimées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "estimons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- estimons ← esitmons · esstimons · estimmons · estimnos · estimonns · estimonss · estimosn · estiomns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "estimées" for "estimons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "estimées" or "estimons"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "estimées" and "estimons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estimées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estimons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estimées" and "estimons" 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 #189,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.