Which to use
“jetez” and “jetter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,164
- “jetez” frequency rank
- #42,961
- “jetter” frequency rank
- 59125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jetez | jetter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jeter. | Couler (une statue en métal). |
Where the eye mixes jetez and jetter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jetez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against jetter's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between jetez and jetter
A purely visual mix-up. jetez (\ʒə.te\) and jetter (\ʒɛ.te\) 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 59125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jetez is recorded at frequency rank #16,164, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒə.te\. jetter is at rank #42,961, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʒɛ.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 59125, this pair ranks #104,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of jetez vs jetter
Shared letters: ejt. Private to "jetez": z. Private to "jetter": r.
"jetez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jetter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jetez" for "jetter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jetez" or "jetter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jetez" and "jetter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jetez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jetter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jetez" and "jetter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jetter vs jettera". 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 #104,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.