Which to use
“jetez” and “jettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,164
- “jetez” frequency rank
- #32,456
- “jettes” frequency rank
- 48620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jetez | jettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de jeter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de jeter. |
Where the eye mixes jetez and jettes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jetez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against jettes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses jetez with jettes
A purely visual mix-up. jetez (\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 48620, 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\. 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 48620, this pair ranks #177,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jetez vs jettes
Shared letters: ejt. Private to "jetez": z. Private to "jettes": s.
"jetez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jettes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jetez" for "jettes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "jetez" or "jettes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jetez" 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 #177,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jetez" 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 #177,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.