Which to use
“frappées” is an adjective and “frappez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,733
- “frappées” frequency rank
- #36,404
- “frappez” frequency rank
- 63137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frappées | frappez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de frappé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe frapper. |
Same sound, different letters: frappées vs frappez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. frappées runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against frappez's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - frappées and frappez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: frappées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63137, 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\. 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 63137, this pair ranks #83,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of frappées vs frappez
Shared letters: aefpr. Private to "frappées": sé. Private to "frappez": z.
"frappées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "frappez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- frappez ← farppez · ffrappez · frapepz · frapez · frappezz · frappze · frpapez · frrappez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "frappées" and "frappez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "frappées" vs "frappez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "frappées" 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 #83,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frappées" 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 #83,559 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.