expérimentévsexpérimenterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: expérimenté is a adjective, expérimenter is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“expérimenté” is an adjective and “expérimenter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,218
“expérimenté” frequency rank
#17,423
“expérimenter” frequency rank
28641
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature expérimenté expérimenter
Definition Qui a de l’expérience ; qui est instruit par l’expérience. Vérifier par des expériences, apprendre par expérience.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set expérimenté and expérimenter apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
expérimenté
12 ch
expérimenter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: expérimenté and expérimenter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛk.spe.ʁi.mɑ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

expérimenté is recorded at frequency rank #11,218, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.spe.ʁi.mɑ̃.te\. expérimenter is at rank #17,423, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spe.ʁi.mɑ̃.te\.

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 28641, this pair ranks #321,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of expérimenté vs expérimenter

Shared letters: eimnprtxé. Private to "expérimenté": -. Private to "expérimenter": -.

"expérimenté" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV  ·  "expérimenter" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

expérimenté#11,218
expérimenter#17,423

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "expérimenté" and "expérimenter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "expérimenté" is an adjective and "expérimenter" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "expérimenté" or "expérimenter"?
"expérimenté" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,218 in our French list, against #17,423 for "expérimenter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering expérimenté vs expérimenter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “expérimenté”; for a verb, it's “expérimenter”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “expérimenté” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list