Which to use
“gâtée” is an adjective and “gâter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,984
- “gâtée” frequency rank
- #26,031
- “gâter” frequency rank
- 58015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gâtée | gâter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de gâté. | Endommager, mettre en mauvais état, abîmer en donnant une mauvaise forme ou autrement. |
Same sound, different letters: gâtée vs gâter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. gâtée (CVCVV) and gâter (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - gâtée and gâter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gâtée and gâter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡɑ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gâtée is recorded at frequency rank #31,984, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡɑ.te\. gâter is at rank #26,031, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡɑ.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 58015, this pair ranks #111,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gâtée vs gâter
Shared letters: egtâ. Private to "gâtée": é. Private to "gâter": r.
"gâtée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "gâter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gâtée" and "gâter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gâtée" vs "gâter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "gâtée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gâter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gâtée" and "gâter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gabe vs gâtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #111,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.