Which to use
“hésitera” and “hésites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,542
- “hésitera” frequency rank
- #28,992
- “hésites” frequency rank
- 64534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hésitera | hésites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de hésiter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hésiter. |
Where the eye mixes hésitera and hésites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hésitera runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against hésites's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hésitera and hésites
A purely visual mix-up. hésitera (^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁa\) 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 64534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hésitera is recorded at frequency rank #35,542, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁa\. 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 64534, this pair ranks #76,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hésitera vs hésites
Shared letters: ehisté. Private to "hésitera": ar. Private to "hésites": -.
"hésitera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "hésites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hésitera" for "hésites" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "hésitera" or "hésites" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hésitera" and "hésites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hésitera" 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 #76,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hésitera" and "hésites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hésitera vs hésiterais". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #76,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.