Which to use
“fréquence” is a noun and “fréquente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,077
- “fréquence” frequency rank
- #6,831
- “fréquente” frequency rank
- 10908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquence | fréquente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Répétition incessante et régulière d’une action ou d’un fait. | Féminin singulier de fréquent. |
Where the eye mixes fréquence and fréquente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fréquence and fréquente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fréquence vs fréquente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fréquence is \fʁe.kɑ̃s\ while fréquente is \fʁe.kɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “fréquence” becomes t in “fréquente”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fréquence is recorded at frequency rank #4,077, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃s\. fréquente is at rank #6,831, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃t\.
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 10908, this pair ranks #411,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fréquence vs fréquente
Shared letters: efnqrué. Private to "fréquence": c. Private to "fréquente": t.
"fréquence" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV · "fréquente" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fréquence" and "fréquente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fréquence" or "fréquente"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fréquence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquence" and "fréquente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquente vs fréquentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #411,196 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.