Which to use
“invitée” is a noun and “invitent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,838
- “invitée” frequency rank
- #15,171
- “invitent” frequency rank
- 22009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invitée | invitent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est invitée. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inviter. |
Where the eye mixes invitée and invitent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses invitée with invitent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: invitée is \ɛ̃.vi.te\ while invitent is \ɛ̃.vit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22009, 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\. 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 22009, this pair ranks #360,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of invitée vs invitent
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invitée": é. Private to "invitent": -.
"invitée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "invitent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- invitent ← inivtent · innvitent · invietnt · invitennt · invitentt · invitetn · invitnet · invittent
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "invitée" and "invitent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "invitée" vs "invitent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "invitée" 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 #360,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invitée" and "invitent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invitent vs invitera". 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 #360,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.