Which to use
“fréquentée” and “fréquentes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,948
- “fréquentée” frequency rank
- #9,842
- “fréquentes” frequency rank
- 31790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquentée | fréquentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fréquenté. | Féminin pluriel de fréquent. |
Where the eye mixes fréquentée and fréquentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fréquentée (CCVCVVCCVV) and fréquentes (CCVCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fréquentée with fréquentes
A purely visual mix-up. fréquentée (\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\) and fréquentes (\fʁe.kɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31790, 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\. 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 31790, this pair ranks #301,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fréquentée vs fréquentes
Shared letters: efnqrtué. Private to "fréquentée": -. Private to "fréquentes": s.
"fréquentée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVV · "fréquentes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fréquentée" and "fréquentes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fréquentée" or "fréquentes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fréquentée" and "fréquentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentée" 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 #301,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquentée" and "fréquentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentée vs fréquentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #301,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.