multipliéesvsmultiplientConfusable pair

Quick tell: multipliées is a adjective, multiplient is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“multipliées” is an adjective and “multiplient” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,451
“multipliées” frequency rank
#11,258
“multiplient” frequency rank
37709
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature multipliées multiplient
Definition Féminin pluriel de multiplié. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de multiplier.

Where the eye mixes multipliées and multiplient

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. multipliées (CVCCVCCVVVC) and multiplient (CVCCVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
multipliées
11 ch
multiplient

Look-alike desk: multipliées vs multiplient

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: multipliées is \myl.ti.pli.je\ while multiplient is \myl.ti.pli\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

multipliées is recorded at frequency rank #26,451, classified as anadj, pronounced \myl.ti.pli.je\. multiplient is at rank #11,258, tagged as averb, pronounced \myl.ti.pli\.

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 37709, this pair ranks #260,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of multipliées vs multiplient

Shared letters: eilmptu. Private to "multipliées": . Private to "multiplient": n.

"multipliées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVVC  ·  "multiplient" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • multiplientmlutiplient · mmultiplient · mulitplient · mulltiplient · multilpient · multipilent · multipleint · multipliennt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "multipliées" and "multiplient" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "multipliées" is an adjective and "multiplient" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "multipliées" vs "multiplient" - which ranks higher?
"multiplient" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,258 in our French list, against #26,451 for "multipliées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "multipliées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "multiplient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #260,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "multipliées" and "multiplient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "multipliée vs multipliées". 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 #260,523 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list