Which to use
“hérite” and “héritées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,652
- “hérite” frequency rank
- #40,804
- “héritées” frequency rank
- 62456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hérite | héritées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hériter. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de hériter. |
Where the eye mixes hérite and héritées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hérite runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against héritées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hérite and héritées
A purely visual mix-up. hérite (\e.ʁit\) and héritées (^((h muet))\e.ʁi.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hérite is recorded at frequency rank #21,652, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʁit\. héritées is at rank #40,804, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.ʁi.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 62456, this pair ranks #87,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hérite vs héritées
Shared letters: ehirté. Private to "hérite": -. Private to "héritées": s.
"hérite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "héritées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hérite" for "héritées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hérite" or "héritées"?
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 "hérite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "héritées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hérite" and "héritées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "héritée vs héritées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,030 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.