Which to use
“portez” and “prêtez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,638
- “portez” frequency rank
- #42,545
- “prêtez” frequency rank
- 54183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portez | prêtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de porter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêter. |
Where the eye mixes portez and prêtez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. portez (CVCCVC) and prêtez (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between portez and prêtez
A purely visual mix-up. portez (\pɔʁ.te\) and prêtez (\pʁɛ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portez is recorded at frequency rank #11,638, classified as averb, pronounced \pɔʁ.te\. prêtez is at rank #42,545, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɛ.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 54183, this pair ranks #135,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of portez vs prêtez
Shared letters: eprtz. Private to "portez": o. Private to "prêtez": ê.
"portez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "prêtez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- portez ← oprtez · poretz · porrtez · portezz · porttez · portze · potrez · pportez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "portez" and "prêtez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "portez" vs "prêtez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "portez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prêtez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portez" and "prêtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêtez vs Prez". 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 #135,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.