fréquentéevsfréquentéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“fréquentée” and “fréquentées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,948
“fréquentée” frequency rank
#30,170
“fréquentées” frequency rank
52118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fréquentée fréquentées
Definition Féminin singulier de fréquenté. Féminin pluriel de fréquenté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fréquentée and fréquentées apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
fréquentée
11 ch
fréquentées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. fréquentée and fréquentées are pronounced identically (\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\) 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) - “fréquentée” sits inside “fréquentées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fréquentée is recorded at frequency rank #21,948, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\. fréquentées is at rank #30,170, 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 52118, this pair ranks #150,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fréquentée vs fréquentées

Shared letters: efnqrtué. Private to "fréquentée": -. Private to "fréquentées": s.

"fréquentée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVV  ·  "fréquentées" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

fréquentée#21,948
fréquentées#30,170

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fréquentée" and "fréquentées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "fréquentée" or "fréquentées"?
"fréquentée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,948 in our French list, against #30,170 for "fréquentées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fréquentée vs fréquentées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fréquentée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list