inventevsinventéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“invente” and “inventée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,680
“invente” frequency rank
#17,739
“inventée” frequency rank
27419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invente inventée
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de inventer. Participe passé féminin singulier de inventer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set invente and inventée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
invente
8 ch
inventée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. invente (\ɛ̃.vɑ̃t\) and inventée (\ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te\) 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 27419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invente is recorded at frequency rank #9,680, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɑ̃t\. inventée is at rank #17,739, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɑ̃.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 27419, this pair ranks #329,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of invente vs inventée

Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invente": -. Private to "inventée": é.

"invente" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "inventée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inventeinevnte · innvente · invenet · invennte · inventte · invetne · invnete · invvente

Frequency comparison

invente#9,680
inventée#17,739

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "invente" and "inventée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.vɑ̃t\ versus \ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "invente" or "inventée"?
"invente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,680 in our French list, against #17,739 for "inventée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering invente vs inventée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “invente” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list