Which to use
“frappées” is an adjective and “frapper” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,733
- “frappées” frequency rank
- #3,757
- “frapper” frequency rank
- 30490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frappées | frapper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de frappé. | Donner un ou plusieurs coups à quelqu’un, à quelque chose. |
Same sound, different letters: frappées vs frapper
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. frappées runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against frapper's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - frappées / frapper
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: frappées and frapper 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frappées is recorded at frequency rank #26,733, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁa.pe\. frapper is at rank #3,757, 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 30490, this pair ranks #309,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frappées vs frapper
Shared letters: aefpr. Private to "frappées": sé. Private to "frapper": -.
"frappées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "frapper" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- frapper ← farpper · ffrapper · frapepr · fraper · frapperr · frappre · frpaper · frrapper
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frappées" and "frapper" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "frappées" or "frapper"?
After this comparison
"frappées" and "frapper" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "frappées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frapper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frappées" and "frapper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frappées vs frappeurs". 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 #309,978 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.