invitéevsinvitéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,838
“invitée” frequency rank
#21,054
“invitées” frequency rank
27892
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invitée invitées
Definition Celle qui est invitée. Pluriel de invitée.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
invitée
8 ch
invitées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. invitée and invitées are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.vi.te\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “invitée” sits inside “invitées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invitée is recorded at frequency rank #6,838, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.te\. invitées is at rank #21,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.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 27892, this pair ranks #326,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of invitée vs invitées

Shared letters: eintvé. Private to "invitée": -. Private to "invitées": s.

"invitée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "invitées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

invitée#6,838
invitées#21,054

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "invitée" and "invitées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.vi.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "invitée" or "invitées"?
"invitée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,838 in our French list, against #21,054 for "invitées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering invitée vs invitées

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

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