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

#9,842
“fréquentes” frequency rank
#10,709
“fréquents” frequency rank
20551
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fréquentes fréquents
Definition Féminin pluriel de fréquent. Masculin pluriel de fréquent.

Where the eye mixes fréquentes and fréquents

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fréquentes runs 10 letters (CCVCVVCCVC) against fréquents's 9 (CCVCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
fréquentes
9 ch
fréquents

Why the eye confuses fréquentes with fréquents

A purely visual mix-up. fréquentes (\fʁe.kɑ̃t\) 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 20551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fréquentes is recorded at frequency rank #9,842, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃t\. 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 20551, this pair ranks #367,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fréquentes vs fréquents

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

"fréquentes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVC  ·  "fréquents" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fréquentes" and "fréquents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\fʁe.kɑ̃t\ versus \fʁe.kɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fréquentes" or "fréquents"?
"fréquentes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,842 in our French list, against #10,709 for "fréquents". 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 "fréquentes" 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 #367,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fréquentes" and "fréquents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentées vs fréquents". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #367,706 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