Which to use
“patente” and “patine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,949
- “patente” frequency rank
- #30,301
- “patine” frequency rank
- 63250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patente | patine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Brevet émanant d’une autorité établissant un droit, un titre ou un privilège. | Vert-de-gris se formant sur les objets en cuivre ou en bronze. |
Where the eye mixes patente and patine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against patine's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: patente vs patine
A purely visual mix-up. patente (\pa.tɑ̃t\) and patine (\pa.tin\) 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 63250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patente is recorded at frequency rank #32,949, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.tɑ̃t\. patine is at rank #30,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tin\.
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 63250, this pair ranks #82,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patente vs patine
Shared letters: aenpt. Private to "patente": -. Private to "patine": i.
"patente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "patine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patente" and "patine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "patente" or "patine"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "patente" and "patine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patente" and "patine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patine vs piétiné". 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 #82,936 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.