Which to use
“précipita” is a verb and “précipitée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,877
- “précipita” frequency rank
- #31,663
- “précipitée” frequency rank
- 81540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précipita | précipitée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de précipiter. | Féminin singulier de précipité. |
Where the eye mixes précipita and précipitée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. précipita runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against précipitée's 10 (CCVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between précipita and précipitée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: précipita is \pʁe.si.pi.ta\ while précipitée is \pʁe.si.pi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précipita is recorded at frequency rank #49,877, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.si.pi.ta\. précipitée is at rank #31,663, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.si.pi.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 81540, this pair ranks #18,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précipita vs précipitée
Shared letters: ciprté. Private to "précipita": a. Private to "précipitée": e.
"précipita" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "précipitée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "précipita" and "précipitée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "précipita" or "précipitée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "précipita" and "précipitée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "précipita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précipitée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précipita" and "précipitée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précipita vs précipités". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,537 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.