Which to use
“lent” is an adjective and “lente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,840
- “lent” frequency rank
- #7,854
- “lente” frequency rank
- 14694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lent | lente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas rapide dans ses mouvements, dans ses actions, qui n’agit pas avec promptitude. | Œuf de pou. |
Where the eye mixes lent and lente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lent runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lente's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lent vs lente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lent is \lɑ̃\ while lente is \lɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lent” sits inside “lente”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lent is recorded at frequency rank #6,840, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɑ̃\. lente is at rank #7,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃t\.
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 14694, this pair ranks #395,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lent vs lente
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "lent": -. Private to "lente": -.
"lent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lent" and "lente" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lent" or "lente"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lent" and "lente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lente vs leste". 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 #395,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.