Which to use
“héritée” and “hésites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,209
- “héritée” frequency rank
- #28,992
- “hésites” frequency rank
- 59201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | héritée | hésites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de hériter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hésiter. |
Where the eye mixes héritée and hésites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. héritée (CVCVCVV) and hésites (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: héritée vs hésites
A purely visual mix-up. héritée (\e.ʁi.te\) and hésites (^((h muet))\e.zit\) 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 59201, 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\. hésites is at rank #28,992, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zit\.
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 59201, this pair ranks #104,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of héritée vs hésites
Shared letters: ehité. Private to "héritée": r. Private to "hésites": s.
"héritée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "hésites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "héritée" and "hésites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "héritée" or "hésites" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "héritée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hésites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "héritée" and "hésites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "héritée vs hermite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,499 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.