plantéesvsplanterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: plantées is a adjective, planter is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“plantées” is an adjective and “planter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,185
“plantées” frequency rank
#8,011
“planter” frequency rank
39196
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature plantées planter
Definition Féminin pluriel de planté. Fixer une plante en terre pour qu’elle prenne racine et qu’elle croisse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set plantées and planter apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
plantées
7 ch
planter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: plantées and planter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \plɑ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

plantées is recorded at frequency rank #31,185, classified as anadj, pronounced \plɑ̃.te\. planter is at rank #8,011, tagged as averb, pronounced \plɑ̃.te\.

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 39196, this pair ranks #249,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of plantées vs planter

Shared letters: aelnpt. Private to "plantées": . Private to "planter": r.

"plantées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC  ·  "planter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • planterlpanter · palnter · planetr · plannter · planterr · plantre · plantter · platner

Frequency comparison

plantées#31,185
planter#8,011

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "plantées" and "planter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "plantées" is an adjective and "planter" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "plantées" or "planter"?
"planter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,011 in our French list, against #31,185 for "plantées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering plantées vs planter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “plantées”; for a verb, it's “planter”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “plantées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list