invitésvsinvitezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: invités is a noun, invitez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“invités” is a noun and “invitez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,882
“invités” frequency rank
#32,027
“invitez” frequency rank
34909
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invités invitez
Definition Pluriel de invité. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inviter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set invités and invitez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
invités
7 ch
invitez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: invités 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 34909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invités is recorded at frequency rank #2,882, 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 34909, this pair ranks #280,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of invités vs invitez

Shared letters: intv. Private to "invités": . Private to "invitez": ez.

"invités" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "invitez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • invitezinivtez · innvitez · invietz · invitezz · invittez · invitze · invtiez · invvitez

Frequency comparison

invités#2,882
invitez#32,027

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "invités" and "invitez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "invités" is a noun and "invitez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "invités" or "invitez"?
"invités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,882 in our French list, against #32,027 for "invitez". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering invités vs invitez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “invités”; for a verb, it's “invitez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “invités” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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