Which to use
“maltraite” and “maltraitée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,726
- “maltraite” frequency rank
- #46,282
- “maltraitée” frequency rank
- 92008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maltraite | maltraitée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe maltraiter. | Participe passé féminin singulier de maltraiter. |
Where the eye mixes maltraite and maltraitée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses maltraite with maltraitée
A purely visual mix-up. maltraite (\mal.tʁɛt\) and maltraitée (\mal.tʁe.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 92008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maltraite is recorded at frequency rank #45,726, classified as averb, pronounced \mal.tʁɛt\. maltraitée is at rank #46,282, tagged as averb, pronounced \mal.tʁe.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 92008, this pair ranks #3,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maltraite vs maltraitée
Shared letters: aeilmrt. Private to "maltraite": -. Private to "maltraitée": é.
"maltraite" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV · "maltraitée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maltraite ← amltraite · malltraite · malrtaite · maltarite · maltraiet · maltraitte · maltratie · maltriate
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maltraite" and "maltraitée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maltraite" or "maltraitée"?
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 "maltraite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maltraitée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maltraite" and "maltraitée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maltraitée vs maltraiter". 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 #3,349 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.