Which to use
“étiqueté” is an adjective and “étiquette” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,094
- “étiqueté” frequency rank
- #6,262
- “étiquette” frequency rank
- 46356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étiqueté | étiquette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a reçu une étiquette. | Petit bout de papier (collant ou non) ou de tissu servant à l’identification ou à donner des informations complémentaires comme le prix d’un produit ou la température de lavage d’un vêtement par exemple. |
Where the eye mixes étiqueté and étiquette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. étiqueté runs 8 letters (VCVCVVCV) against étiquette's 9 (VCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses étiqueté with étiquette
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: étiqueté is \e.ti.kə.te\ while étiquette is \e.ti.kɛt\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étiqueté is recorded at frequency rank #40,094, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.ti.kə.te\. étiquette is at rank #6,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ti.kɛt\.
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 46356, this pair ranks #195,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étiqueté vs étiquette
Shared letters: eiqtué. Private to "étiqueté": -. Private to "étiquette": -.
"étiqueté" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV · "étiquette" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étiqueté" and "étiquette" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "étiqueté" vs "étiquette" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "étiqueté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étiquette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étiqueté" and "étiquette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étiquetage vs étiqueté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #195,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.