Which to use
“fatiguent” and “fatiguer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,788
- “fatiguent” frequency rank
- #19,541
- “fatiguer” frequency rank
- 61329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fatiguent | fatiguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fatiguer. | Affaiblir par une trop grande dépense de force. |
Where the eye mixes fatiguent and fatiguer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fatiguent runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against fatiguer's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fatiguent and fatiguer
A purely visual mix-up. fatiguent (\fa.tiɡ\) and fatiguer (\fa.ti.ɡe\) 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 61329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fatiguent is recorded at frequency rank #41,788, classified as averb, pronounced \fa.tiɡ\. fatiguer is at rank #19,541, tagged as averb, pronounced \fa.ti.ɡe\.
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 61329, this pair ranks #92,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fatiguent vs fatiguer
Shared letters: aefgitu. Private to "fatiguent": n. Private to "fatiguer": r.
"fatiguent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "fatiguer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fatiguent" and "fatiguer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fatiguent" vs "fatiguer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fatiguent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fatiguer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fatiguent" and "fatiguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fatiguées vs fatiguent". 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 #92,845 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.