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.
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
- performante ← eprformante · pefrormante · perfformante · perfomrante · perforamnte · performanet · performannte · performantte
- performantes ← eprformantes · pefrormantes · perfformantes · perfomrantes · perforamntes · performanets · performanntes · performantess
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "performante" and "performantes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "performante" or "performantes"?
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
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