Which to use
“patient” and “patientes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,027
- “patient” frequency rank
- #21,721
- “patientes” frequency rank
- 24748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patient | patientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui attend et qui persévère avec tranquillité. | Féminin pluriel de patient. |
Where the eye mixes patient and patientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. patient runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against patientes's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: patient vs patientes
A purely visual mix-up. patient (\pa.sjɑ̃\) and patientes (\pa.sjɑ̃t\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “patient” sits inside “patientes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patient is recorded at frequency rank #3,027, classified as anadj, pronounced \pa.sjɑ̃\. patientes is at rank #21,721, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pa.sjɑ̃t\.
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 24748, this pair ranks #344,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of patient vs patientes
Shared letters: aeinpt. Private to "patient": -. Private to "patientes": s.
"patient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "patientes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "patient" and "patientes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "patient" or "patientes"?
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 "patient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patient" and "patientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "païennes vs patientes". 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 #344,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.