Which to use
“précitée” and “prêtée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,649
- “précitée” frequency rank
- #33,853
- “prêtée” frequency rank
- 78502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précitée | prêtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de précité. | Féminin singulier de prêté. |
Where the eye mixes précitée and prêtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. précitée runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against prêtée's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: précitée vs prêtée
A purely visual mix-up. précitée (\pʁe.si.te\) and prêtée (\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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précitée is recorded at frequency rank #44,649, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.si.te\. prêtée is at rank #33,853, tagged as anadj, 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 78502, this pair ranks #25,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précitée vs prêtée
Shared letters: eprté. Private to "précitée": ci. Private to "prêtée": ê.
"précitée" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "prêtée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précitée" for "prêtée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "précitée" or "prêtée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "précitée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prêtée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précitée" and "prêtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précité vs précitée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,573 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.