Which to use
“jeter” and “jettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,582
- “jeter” frequency rank
- #32,456
- “jettes” frequency rank
- 35038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeter | jettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lancer avec la main ou de quelque autre manière. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de jeter. |
Where the eye mixes jeter and jettes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jeter with jettes
A purely visual mix-up. jeter (\ʒə.te\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35038, 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\. 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 35038, this pair ranks #279,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jeter vs jettes
Shared letters: ejt. Private to "jeter": r. Private to "jettes": s.
"jeter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jettes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jeter" and "jettes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "jeter" or "jettes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeter" 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 #279,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeter" and "jettes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jettera vs jettes". 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 #279,615 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.