Which to use
“fréquentées” is an adjective and “fréquentent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,170
- “fréquentées” frequency rank
- #19,292
- “fréquentent” frequency rank
- 49462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquentées | fréquentent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de fréquenté. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fréquenter. |
Where the eye mixes fréquentées and fréquentent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fréquentées (CCVCVVCCVVC) and fréquentent (CCVCVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fréquentées vs fréquentent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fréquentées is \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\ while fréquentent is \fʁe.kɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fréquentées is recorded at frequency rank #30,170, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\. fréquentent is at rank #19,292, tagged as averb, 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 49462, this pair ranks #170,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fréquentées vs fréquentent
Shared letters: efnqrtué. Private to "fréquentées": s. Private to "fréquentent": -.
"fréquentées" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVVC · "fréquentent" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fréquentées" and "fréquentent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fréquentées" vs "fréquentent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquentées" and "fréquentent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentaient vs fréquentent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #170,461 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.