Which to use
“jetée” is a noun and “jetés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,823
- “jetée” frequency rank
- #14,962
- “jetés” frequency rank
- 28785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jetée | jetés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Amas de pierres, de cailloux et d’autres matériaux jetés à côté du canal qui forme l’entrée d’un port, fortement maçonnés et ordinairement soutenus de pilotis, pour servir à rompre l’impétuosité des vagues. | Masculin pluriel de jeté. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set jetée and jetés apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: jetée and jetés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʒə.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “jetée” becomes s in “jetés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jetée is recorded at frequency rank #13,823, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒə.te\. jetés is at rank #14,962, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒə.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 28785, this pair ranks #320,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jetée vs jetés
Shared letters: ejté. Private to "jetée": -. Private to "jetés": s.
"jetée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "jetés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jetée" and "jetés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jetée" or "jetés"?
Remembering jetée vs jetés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “jetée”; for an adjective, it's “jetés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “jetée” entry
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