Which to use
“fréquentent” and “fréquenter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,292
- “fréquentent” frequency rank
- #12,386
- “fréquenter” frequency rank
- 31678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquentent | fréquenter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fréquenter. | Aller fréquemment dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes fréquentent and fréquenter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fréquentent runs 11 letters (CCVCVVCCVCC) against fréquenter's 10 (CCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fréquentent vs fréquenter
A purely visual mix-up. fréquentent (\fʁe.kɑ̃t\) and fréquenter (\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\) 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 31678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fréquentent is recorded at frequency rank #19,292, classified as averb, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃t\. fréquenter is at rank #12,386, tagged as averb, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\.
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 31678, this pair ranks #302,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fréquentent vs fréquenter
Shared letters: efnqrtué. Private to "fréquentent": -. Private to "fréquenter": -.
"fréquentent" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVCC · "fréquenter" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fréquentent" and "fréquenter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fréquentent" or "fréquenter" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquenter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquentent" and "fréquenter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentaient vs fréquentent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #302,278 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.