Which to use
“invitées” is a noun and “inviter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,054
- “invitées” frequency rank
- #5,775
- “inviter” frequency rank
- 26829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invitées | inviter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de invitée. | Convier, prier de se trouver, de se rendre quelque part, d’assister à quelque cérémonie, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: invitées vs inviter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. invitées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against inviter's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - invitées / inviter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: invitées and inviter 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invitées is recorded at frequency rank #21,054, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.te\. inviter is at rank #5,775, 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 26829, this pair ranks #332,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of invitées vs inviter
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invitées": sé. Private to "inviter": r.
"invitées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "inviter" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inviter ← inivter · innviter · invietr · inviterr · invitre · invitter · invtier · invviter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "invitées" for "inviter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "invitées" or "inviter"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "invitées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inviter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invitées" and "inviter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "initiées vs invitées". 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 #332,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.