Which to use
“fréquentée” is an adjective and “fréquenter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,948
- “fréquentée” frequency rank
- #12,386
- “fréquenter” frequency rank
- 34334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquentée | fréquenter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fréquenté. | Aller fréquemment dans un lieu. |
Same sound, different letters: fréquentée vs fréquenter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. fréquentée (CCVCVVCCVV) and fréquenter (CCVCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: fréquentée vs fréquenter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fréquentée and fréquenter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34334, 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\. fréquenter is at rank #12,386, tagged as averb, 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 34334, this pair ranks #284,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fréquentée vs fréquenter
Shared letters: efnqrtué. Private to "fréquentée": -. Private to "fréquenter": -.
"fréquentée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVV · "fréquenter" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fréquentée" and "fréquenter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fréquentée" or "fréquenter"?
Useful next steps
"fréquentée" and "fréquenter" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquenter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquentée" and "fréquenter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentée vs fréquentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #284,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.