inventéesvsinventesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,312
“inventées” frequency rank
#45,681
“inventes” frequency rank
78993
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inventées inventes
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de inventer. Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de inventer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set inventées and inventes apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
inventées
8 ch
inventes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. inventées (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inventées is recorded at frequency rank #33,312, 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 78993, this pair ranks #24,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inventées vs inventes

Shared letters: einstv. Private to "inventées": é. Private to "inventes": -.

"inventées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "inventes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inventesinevntes · innventes · invenets · invenntes · inventess · inventse · inventtes · invetnes

Frequency comparison

inventées#33,312
inventes#45,681

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inventées" and "inventes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te\ versus \ɛ̃.vɑ̃t\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inventées" or "inventes"?
"inventées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,312 in our French list, against #45,681 for "inventes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering inventées vs inventes

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 “inventées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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