Which to use
“présente” is a noun and “présentées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #620
- “présente” frequency rank
- #6,876
- “présentées” frequency rank
- 7496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | présente | présentées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lettre que l’on envoie. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de présenter. |
Where the eye mixes présente and présentées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses présente with présentées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: présente is \pʁe.zɑ̃t\ while présentées is \pʁe.zɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
présente is recorded at frequency rank #620, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.zɑ̃t\. présentées is at rank #6,876, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.zɑ̃.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 7496, this pair ranks #422,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of présente vs présentées
Shared letters: enprsté. Private to "présente": -. Private to "présentées": -.
"présente" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "présentées" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "présente" and "présentées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "présente" or "présentées" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "présente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "présentées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "présente" and "présentées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "présentées vs préservées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #422,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.