Which to use
“jetés” is an adjective and “jette” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,962
- “jetés” frequency rank
- #3,931
- “jette” frequency rank
- 18893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jetés | jette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de jeté. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de jeter. |
Where the eye mixes jetés and jette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jetés (CVCVC) and jette (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses jetés with jette
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jetés is \ʒə.te\ while jette is \ʒɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jetés is recorded at frequency rank #14,962, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒə.te\. jette is at rank #3,931, 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 18893, this pair ranks #376,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jetés vs jette
Shared letters: ejt. Private to "jetés": sé. Private to "jette": -.
"jetés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jette ← ejtte · jete · jetet · jjette · jtete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jetés" and "jette" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "jetés" vs "jette" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jetés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jetés" and "jette" 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 #376,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.