Which to use
“frappent” and “frappez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,628
- “frappent” frequency rank
- #36,404
- “frappez” frequency rank
- 53032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frappent | frappez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de frapper. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe frapper. |
Where the eye mixes frappent and frappez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. frappent runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against frappez's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between frappent and frappez
A purely visual mix-up. frappent (\fʁap\) and frappez (\fʁa.pe\) 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 53032, 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\. 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 53032, this pair ranks #143,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frappent vs frappez
Shared letters: aefpr. Private to "frappent": nt. Private to "frappez": z.
"frappent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "frappez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "frappent" and "frappez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "frappent" or "frappez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "frappent" and "frappez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "frappent" 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 #143,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frappent" 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 #143,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.