Which to use
“précipité” is an adjective and “précipiter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,976
- “précipité” frequency rank
- #15,975
- “précipiter” frequency rank
- 31951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précipité | précipiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hâté, accéléré, prompt, rapide voire impétueux. | Jeter, faire tomber d’un lieu élevé. |
Same sound, different letters: précipité vs précipiter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. précipité runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against précipiter's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - précipité and précipiter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: précipité and précipiter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁe.si.pi.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 31951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précipité is recorded at frequency rank #15,976, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.si.pi.te\. précipiter is at rank #15,975, tagged as averb, 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 31951, this pair ranks #300,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of précipité vs précipiter
Shared letters: ciprté. Private to "précipité": -. Private to "précipiter": e.
"précipité" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "précipiter" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "précipité" and "précipiter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "précipité" or "précipiter"?
What to do next
"précipité" and "précipiter" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "précipité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précipiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précipité" and "précipiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précipita vs précipité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #300,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.