performantevsperformantesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“performante” and “performantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,971
“performante” frequency rank
#28,684
“performantes” frequency rank
51655
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature performante performantes
Definition Féminin singulier de performant. Féminin pluriel de performant.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set performante and performantes apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
performante
12 ch
performantes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. performante and performantes are pronounced identically (\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mɑ̃t\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “performante” sits inside “performantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

performante is recorded at frequency rank #22,971, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mɑ̃t\. performantes is at rank #28,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mɑ̃t\.

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 51655, this pair ranks #153,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of performante vs performantes

Shared letters: aefmnoprt. Private to "performante": -. Private to "performantes": s.

"performante" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "performantes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • performanteeprformante · pefrormante · perfformante · perfomrante · perforamnte · performanet · performannte · performantte
  • performanteseprformantes · pefrormantes · perfformantes · perfomrantes · perforamntes · performanets · performanntes · performantess

Frequency comparison

performante#22,971
performantes#28,684

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "performante" and "performantes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mɑ̃t\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "performante" or "performantes"?
"performante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,971 in our French list, against #28,684 for "performantes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering performante vs performantes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “performante” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list