Which to use
“inquiet” is an adjective and “inquiétée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,979
- “inquiet” frequency rank
- #38,365
- “inquiétée” frequency rank
- 46344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiet | inquiétée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En parlant d'une émotion ou d'une activité, qui prive du repos moral ou psychologique. | Participe passé féminin singulier de inquiéter. |
Where the eye mixes inquiet and inquiétée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inquiet runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against inquiétée's 9 (VCCVVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: inquiet vs inquiétée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inquiet is \ɛ̃.kjɛ\ while inquiétée is \ɛ̃.kje.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inquiet is recorded at frequency rank #7,979, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kjɛ\. inquiétée is at rank #38,365, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kje.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 46344, this pair ranks #195,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inquiet vs inquiétée
Shared letters: einqtu. Private to "inquiet": -. Private to "inquiétée": é.
"inquiet" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "inquiétée" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- inquiet ← innquiet · inqiuet · inqquiet · inqueit · inquiett · inquite · inuqiet · iqnuiet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inquiet" and "inquiétée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "inquiet" or "inquiétée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "inquiet" and "inquiétée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiétée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiet" and "inquiétée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétée vs inquiètent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #195,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.