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

#30,170
“fréquentées” frequency rank
#9,842
“fréquentes” frequency rank
40012
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fréquentées fréquentes
Definition Féminin pluriel de fréquenté. Féminin pluriel de fréquent.

Where the eye mixes fréquentées and fréquentes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. fréquentées runs 11 letters (CCVCVVCCVVC) against fréquentes's 10 (CCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
fréquentées
10 ch
fréquentes

Visual trap between fréquentées and fréquentes

A purely visual mix-up. fréquentées (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40012, 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\. 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 40012, this pair ranks #243,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fréquentées vs fréquentes

Shared letters: efnqrstué. Private to "fréquentées": -. Private to "fréquentes": -.

"fréquentées" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVVC  ·  "fréquentes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fréquentées" and "fréquentes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\ versus \fʁe.kɑ̃t\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fréquentées" or "fréquentes"?
"fréquentes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,842 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fréquentées" 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 #243,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fréquentées" and "fréquentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentée vs fréquentées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #243,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list