Which to use
“patate” and “patente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,213
- “patate” frequency rank
- #32,949
- “patente” frequency rank
- 45162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patate | patente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Patate douce (plante). | Brevet émanant d’une autorité établissant un droit, un titre ou un privilège. |
Where the eye mixes patate and patente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patate runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against patente's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between patate and patente
A purely visual mix-up. patate (\pa.tat\) and patente (\pa.tɑ̃t\) 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 45162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patate is recorded at frequency rank #12,213, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.tat\. patente is at rank #32,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tɑ̃t\.
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 45162, this pair ranks #204,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patate vs patente
Shared letters: aept. Private to "patate": -. Private to "patente": n.
"patate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "patente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "patate" and "patente" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "patate" or "patente" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "patate" and "patente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patate" and "patente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Papeete vs patente". 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 #204,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.