Which to use
“invitait” and “invitent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,000
- “invitait” frequency rank
- #15,171
- “invitent” frequency rank
- 44171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invitait | invitent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de inviter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inviter. |
Where the eye mixes invitait and invitent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses invitait with invitent
A purely visual mix-up. invitait (\ɛ̃.vi.tɛ\) and invitent (\ɛ̃.vit\) 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 44171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invitait is recorded at frequency rank #29,000, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.tɛ\. invitent is at rank #15,171, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vit\.
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 44171, this pair ranks #212,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invitait vs invitent
Shared letters: intv. Private to "invitait": a. Private to "invitent": e.
"invitait" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "invitent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "invitait" for "invitent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "invitait" vs "invitent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "invitait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invitent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invitait" and "invitent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insistait vs invitait". 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 #212,489 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.