Which to use
“héritées” and “hésites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,804
- “héritées” frequency rank
- #28,992
- “hésites” frequency rank
- 69796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | héritées | hésites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de hériter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hésiter. |
Where the eye mixes héritées and hésites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. héritées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against hésites's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between héritées and hésites
A purely visual mix-up. héritées (^((h muet))\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
héritées is recorded at frequency rank #40,804, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\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 69796, this pair ranks #53,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of héritées vs hésites
Shared letters: ehisté. Private to "héritées": r. Private to "hésites": -.
"héritées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "hésites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "héritées" for "hésites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "héritées" vs "hésites" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "héritées" 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 #53,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "héritées" and "hésites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hésita vs hésites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.