Which to use
“jeter” is a verb and “jetés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,582
- “jeter” frequency rank
- #14,962
- “jetés” frequency rank
- 17544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeter | jetés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lancer avec la main ou de quelque autre manière. | Masculin pluriel de jeté. |
Same sound, different letters: jeter vs jetés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: jeter vs jetés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: jeter and jetés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʒə.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 17544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeter is recorded at frequency rank #2,582, classified as averb, 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 17544, this pair ranks #382,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jeter vs jetés
Shared letters: ejt. Private to "jeter": r. Private to "jetés": sé.
"jeter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jetés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jeter ← ejter · jeetr · jeterr · jetre · jjeter · jteer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jeter" for "jetés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jeter" vs "jetés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"jeter" and "jetés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jetés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeter" and "jetés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jerez vs jetés". 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 #382,628 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.