Which to use
“fréquente” and “fréquentée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,831
- “fréquente” frequency rank
- #21,948
- “fréquentée” frequency rank
- 28779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquente | fréquentée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fréquent. | Féminin singulier de fréquenté. |
Where the eye mixes fréquente and fréquentée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fréquente runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCCV) against fréquentée's 10 (CCVCVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fréquente vs fréquentée
A purely visual mix-up. fréquente (\fʁe.kɑ̃t\) and fréquentée (\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\) 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 28779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fréquente is recorded at frequency rank #6,831, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃t\. 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 28779, this pair ranks #320,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fréquente vs fréquentée
Shared letters: efnqrtué. Private to "fréquente": -. Private to "fréquentée": -.
"fréquente" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV · "fréquentée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fréquente" and "fréquentée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fréquente" vs "fréquentée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquente" and "fréquentée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentée vs fréquentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #320,759 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.