Which to use
“frappent” is a verb and “frappes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,628
- “frappent” frequency rank
- #9,663
- “frappes” frequency rank
- 26291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frappent | frappes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de frapper. | Pluriel de frappe. |
Same sound, different letters: frappent vs frappes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. frappent runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against frappes's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - frappent and frappes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: frappent and frappes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fʁap\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 26291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frappent is recorded at frequency rank #16,628, classified as averb, pronounced \fʁap\. frappes is at rank #9,663, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁap\.
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 26291, this pair ranks #335,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of frappent vs frappes
Shared letters: aefpr. Private to "frappent": nt. Private to "frappes": s.
"frappent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "frappes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frappent" and "frappes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "frappent" or "frappes" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "frappent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frappes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frappent" and "frappes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frappent vs frappera". 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 #335,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.