Which to use
“mettant” and “mettent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,725
- “mettant” frequency rank
- #2,088
- “mettent” frequency rank
- 4813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mettant | mettent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de mettre. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mettant and mettent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mettant vs mettent
A purely visual mix-up. mettant (\mɛ.tɑ̃\) and mettent (\mɛt\) 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 a single letter - a in “mettant” becomes e in “mettent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mettant is recorded at frequency rank #2,725, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tɑ̃\. mettent is at rank #2,088, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛt\.
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 4813, this pair ranks #430,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mettant vs mettent
Shared letters: emnt. Private to "mettant": a. Private to "mettent": -.
"mettant" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "mettent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mettant" for "mettent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mettant" or "mettent"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mettant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mettant" and "mettent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mentant vs mettant". 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 #430,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.