Which to use
“jetais” and “jettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,960
- “jetais” frequency rank
- #32,456
- “jettes” frequency rank
- 75416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jetais | jettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de jeter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de jeter. |
Where the eye mixes jetais and jettes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jetais (CVCVVC) and jettes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses jetais with jettes
A purely visual mix-up. jetais (\ʒə.tɛ\) and jettes (\ʒɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jetais is recorded at frequency rank #42,960, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒə.tɛ\. jettes is at rank #32,456, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒɛt\.
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 75416, this pair ranks #34,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jetais vs jettes
Shared letters: ejst. Private to "jetais": ai. Private to "jettes": -.
"jetais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "jettes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jetais" for "jettes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jetais" or "jettes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jetais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jettes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jetais" and "jettes" 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 #34,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.