Which to use
“inventée” and “inventes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,739
- “inventée” frequency rank
- #45,681
- “inventes” frequency rank
- 63420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inventée | inventes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de inventer. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de inventer. |
Where the eye mixes inventée and inventes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inventée (VCCVCCVV) and inventes (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses inventée with inventes
A purely visual mix-up. inventée (\ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te\) and inventes (\ɛ̃.vɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inventée is recorded at frequency rank #17,739, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te\. inventes is at rank #45,681, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɑ̃t\.
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 63420, this pair ranks #82,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inventée vs inventes
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "inventée": é. Private to "inventes": s.
"inventée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "inventes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inventes ← inevntes · innventes · invenets · invenntes · inventess · inventse · inventtes · invetnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inventée" for "inventes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "inventée" or "inventes"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inventée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inventes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inventée" and "inventes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insensés vs inventes". 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 #82,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.