Which to use
“prélevé” is a verb and “prêtée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,635
- “prélevé” frequency rank
- #33,853
- “prêtée” frequency rank
- 53488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prélevé | prêtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de prélever. | Féminin singulier de prêté. |
Where the eye mixes prélevé and prêtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prélevé with prêtée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prélevé is \pʁe.lə.ve\ while prêtée is \pʁɛ.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 53488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prélevé is recorded at frequency rank #19,635, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.lə.ve\. 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 53488, this pair ranks #140,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prélevé vs prêtée
Shared letters: epré. Private to "prélevé": lv. Private to "prêtée": tê.
"prélevé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prêtée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prélevé" for "prêtée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prélevé" vs "prêtée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prélevé" 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 #140,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prélevé" and "prêtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêtée vs priée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #140,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.