Which to use
“fréquente” and “fréquentes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,831
- “fréquente” frequency rank
- #9,842
- “fréquentes” frequency rank
- 16673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquente | fréquentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fréquent. | Féminin pluriel de fréquent. |
Same sound, different letters: fréquente vs fréquentes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. fréquente runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCCV) against fréquentes's 10 (CCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - fréquente / fréquentes
This is the hard kind. fréquente and fréquentes are pronounced identically (\fʁe.kɑ̃t\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fréquente” sits inside “fréquentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16673, 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\. fréquentes is at rank #9,842, 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 16673, this pair ranks #386,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fréquente vs fréquentes
Shared letters: efnqrtué. Private to "fréquente": -. Private to "fréquentes": s.
"fréquente" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV · "fréquentes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fréquente" for "fréquentes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fréquente" or "fréquentes"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "fréquente" / "fréquentes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquente" and "fréquentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentées vs fréquentes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #386,779 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.