Which to use
“fréquentées” and “fréquents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,170
- “fréquentées” frequency rank
- #10,709
- “fréquents” frequency rank
- 40879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquentées | fréquents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de fréquenté. | Masculin pluriel de fréquent. |
Where the eye mixes fréquentées and fréquents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fréquentées runs 11 letters (CCVCVVCCVVC) against fréquents's 9 (CCVCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fréquentées with fréquents
A purely visual mix-up. fréquentées (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40879, 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\. 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 40879, this pair ranks #237,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fréquentées vs fréquents
Shared letters: efnqrstué. Private to "fréquentées": -. Private to "fréquents": -.
"fréquentées" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVVC · "fréquents" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fréquentées" and "fréquents" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fréquentées" or "fréquents" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "fréquents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquentées" and "fréquents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentée vs fréquentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.