Which to use
“précipité” and “précité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,976
- “précipité” frequency rank
- #41,976
- “précité” frequency rank
- 57952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précipité | précité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hâté, accéléré, prompt, rapide voire impétueux. | Qui est cité précédemment. |
Where the eye mixes précipité and précité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: précipité vs précité
A purely visual mix-up. précipité (\pʁe.si.pi.te\) and précité (\pʁe.si.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57952, 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\. précité is at rank #41,976, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.si.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 57952, this pair ranks #111,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précipité vs précité
Shared letters: ciprté. Private to "précipité": -. Private to "précité": -.
"précipité" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "précité" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précipité" for "précité" ever safe?
Frequency check: "précipité" vs "précité" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "précipité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précipité" and "précité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précepte vs précité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #111,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.