Which to use
“méritée” and “méritent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,805
- “méritée” frequency rank
- #5,788
- “méritent” frequency rank
- 24593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | méritée | méritent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de mériter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mériter. |
Where the eye mixes méritée and méritent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. méritée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against méritent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: méritée vs méritent
A purely visual mix-up. méritée (\me.ʁi.te\) and méritent (\me.ʁit\) 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 24593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
méritée is recorded at frequency rank #18,805, classified as averb, pronounced \me.ʁi.te\. méritent is at rank #5,788, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.ʁit\.
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 24593, this pair ranks #345,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of méritée vs méritent
Shared letters: eimrté. Private to "méritée": -. Private to "méritent": n.
"méritée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "méritent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "méritée" and "méritent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "méritée" vs "méritent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "méritée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "méritent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "méritée" and "méritent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "méritée vs méritées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,726 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.