Which to use
“héritée” and “hésiter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,209
- “héritée” frequency rank
- #8,722
- “hésiter” frequency rank
- 38931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | héritée | hésiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de hériter. | Être incertain, indécis sur le parti, sur la résolution que l’on doit prendre. |
Where the eye mixes héritée and hésiter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. héritée (CVCVCVV) and hésiter (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between héritée and hésiter
A purely visual mix-up. héritée (\e.ʁi.te\) and hésiter (^((h muet))\e.zi.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38931, 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\. hésiter is at rank #8,722, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zi.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 38931, this pair ranks #251,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of héritée vs hésiter
Shared letters: ehirté. Private to "héritée": -. Private to "hésiter": s.
"héritée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "hésiter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "héritée" and "hésiter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "héritée" vs "hésiter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "héritée" and "hésiter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "héritée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hésiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "héritée" and "hésiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "héritée vs hermite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #251,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.