Which to use
“invitée” is a noun and “invitez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,838
- “invitée” frequency rank
- #32,027
- “invitez” frequency rank
- 38865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invitée | invitez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est invitée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inviter. |
Same sound, different letters: invitée vs invitez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. invitée (VCCVCVV) and invitez (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - invitée / invitez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: invitée and invitez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.vi.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38865, 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\. invitez is at rank #32,027, tagged as averb, 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 38865, this pair ranks #252,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invitée vs invitez
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invitée": é. Private to "invitez": z.
"invitée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "invitez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- invitez ← inivtez · innvitez · invietz · invitezz · invittez · invitze · invtiez · invvitez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "invitée" and "invitez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "invitée" vs "invitez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "invitée" / "invitez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "invitée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invitez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invitée" and "invitez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incités vs invitez". 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 #252,259 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.