Which to use
“fréquentée” and “fréquents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,948
- “fréquentée” frequency rank
- #10,709
- “fréquents” frequency rank
- 32657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquentée | fréquents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fréquenté. | Masculin pluriel de fréquent. |
Where the eye mixes fréquentée and fréquents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fréquentée runs 10 letters (CCVCVVCCVV) against fréquents's 9 (CCVCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fréquentée vs fréquents
A purely visual mix-up. fréquentée (\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\) and fréquents (\fʁe.kɑ̃\) 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 32657, 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\. fréquents is at rank #10,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃\.
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 32657, this pair ranks #295,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fréquentée vs fréquents
Shared letters: efnqrtué. Private to "fréquentée": -. Private to "fréquents": s.
"fréquentée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVV · "fréquents" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fréquentée" and "fréquents" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fréquentée" or "fréquents" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fréquentée" and "fréquents" 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 "fréquents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquentée" and "fréquents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentée vs fréquentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #295,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.