fréquencesvsfréquentéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fréquences is a noun, fréquentée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fréquences” is a noun and “fréquentée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,165
“fréquences” frequency rank
#21,948
“fréquentée” frequency rank
32113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fréquences fréquentée
Definition Pluriel de fréquence. Féminin singulier de fréquenté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fréquences and fréquentée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
fréquences
10 ch
fréquentée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fréquences is \fʁe.kɑ̃s\ while fréquentée is \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fréquences is recorded at frequency rank #10,165, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃s\. fréquentée is at rank #21,948, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\.

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 32113, this pair ranks #299,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fréquences vs fréquentée

Shared letters: efnqrué. Private to "fréquences": cs. Private to "fréquentée": t.

"fréquences" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVC  ·  "fréquentée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVV

Frequency comparison

fréquences#10,165
fréquentée#21,948

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fréquences" and "fréquentée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fréquences" is a noun and "fréquentée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fréquences" or "fréquentée"?
"fréquences" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,165 in our French list, against #21,948 for "fréquentée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fréquences vs fréquentée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “fréquences”; for an adjective, it's “fréquentée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fréquences” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list