Which to use
“jetées” is an adjective and “jetez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,858
- “jetées” frequency rank
- #16,164
- “jetez” frequency rank
- 44022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jetées | jetez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de jeté. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jeter. |
Same sound, different letters: jetées vs jetez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. jetées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against jetez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - jetées / jetez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: jetées and jetez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʒə.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, 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 44022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jetées is recorded at frequency rank #27,858, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒə.te\. jetez is at rank #16,164, tagged as averb, 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 44022, this pair ranks #213,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jetées vs jetez
Shared letters: ejt. Private to "jetées": sé. Private to "jetez": z.
"jetées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "jetez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jetez ← ejtez · jeetz · jetezz · jettez · jetze · jjetez · jteez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jetées" and "jetez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "jetées" vs "jetez" - which ranks higher?
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 "jetées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jetez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jetées" and "jetez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jetées vs jetter". 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 #213,649 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.