héritéevshéritéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,209
“héritée” frequency rank
#40,804
“héritées” frequency rank
71013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature héritée héritées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de hériter. Participe passé féminin pluriel de hériter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set héritée and héritées apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
héritée
8 ch
héritées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. héritée (\e.ʁi.te\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “héritée” sits inside “héritées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

héritée is recorded at frequency rank #30,209, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʁi.te\. 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 71013, this pair ranks #49,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of héritée vs héritées

Shared letters: ehirté. Private to "héritée": -. Private to "héritées": s.

"héritée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "héritées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

héritée#30,209
héritées#40,804

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "héritée" and "héritées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.ʁi.te\ versus ^((h muet))\e.ʁi.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "héritée" or "héritées"?
"héritée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,209 in our French list, against #40,804 for "héritées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering héritée vs héritées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “héritée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list