Which to use
“étalée” and “étalent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,313
- “étalée” frequency rank
- #36,219
- “étalent” frequency rank
- 67532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étalée | étalent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de étaler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de étaler. |
Where the eye mixes étalée and étalent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. étalée runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against étalent's 7 (VCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between étalée and étalent
A purely visual mix-up. étalée (\e.ta.le\) and étalent (\e.tal\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étalée is recorded at frequency rank #31,313, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ta.le\. étalent is at rank #36,219, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tal\.
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 67532, this pair ranks #63,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of étalée vs étalent
Shared letters: aelté. Private to "étalée": -. Private to "étalent": n.
"étalée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "étalent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étalée" and "étalent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "étalée" or "étalent"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "étalée" and "étalent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "étalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étalent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étalée" and "étalent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étalées vs étalent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.