Which to use
“hésite” and “hésitera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,855
- “hésite” frequency rank
- #35,542
- “hésitera” frequency rank
- 39397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hésite | hésitera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hésiter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de hésiter. |
Where the eye mixes hésite and hésitera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hésite runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against hésitera's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hésite vs hésitera
A purely visual mix-up. hésite (^((h muet))\e.zit\) and hésitera (^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “hésite” sits inside “hésitera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hésite is recorded at frequency rank #3,855, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zit\. hésitera is at rank #35,542, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁa\.
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 39397, this pair ranks #248,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hésite vs hésitera
Shared letters: ehisté. Private to "hésite": -. Private to "hésitera": ar.
"hésite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "hésitera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hésite" for "hésitera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hésite" or "hésitera"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hésite" and "hésitera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hésite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hésitera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hésite" and "hésitera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hésitera vs hésiterais". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #248,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.