Which to use
“jeta” and “jetais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,259
- “jeta” frequency rank
- #42,960
- “jetais” frequency rank
- 67219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeta | jetais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de jeter. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de jeter. |
Where the eye mixes jeta and jetais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jeta runs 4 letters (CVCV) against jetais's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses jeta with jetais
A purely visual mix-up. jeta (\ʒə.ta\) and jetais (\ʒə.tɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “jeta” sits inside “jetais”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeta is recorded at frequency rank #24,259, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒə.ta\. jetais is at rank #42,960, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒə.tɛ\.
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 67219, this pair ranks #64,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jeta vs jetais
Shared letters: aejt. Private to "jeta": -. Private to "jetais": is.
"jeta" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "jetais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jeta" for "jetais" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jeta" or "jetais"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jeta" and "jetais" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jetais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeta" and "jetais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jais vs jetais". 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 #64,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.