Which to use
“frappée” is an adjective and “frappez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,707
- “frappée” frequency rank
- #36,404
- “frappez” frequency rank
- 47111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frappée | frappez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de frappé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe frapper. |
Same sound, different letters: frappée vs frappez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. frappée (CCVCCVV) and frappez (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: frappée vs frappez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: frappée and frappez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fʁa.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frappée is recorded at frequency rank #10,707, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁa.pe\. frappez is at rank #36,404, tagged as averb, pronounced \fʁa.pe\.
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 47111, this pair ranks #189,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frappée vs frappez
Shared letters: aefpr. Private to "frappée": é. Private to "frappez": z.
"frappée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "frappez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- frappez ← farppez · ffrappez · frapepz · frapez · frappezz · frappze · frpapez · frrappez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "frappée" for "frappez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "frappée" or "frappez"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "frappée" / "frappez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "frappée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frappez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frappée" and "frappez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frappera vs frappez". 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 #189,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.