Which to use
“présente” is a noun and “présentés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #620
- “présente” frequency rank
- #4,973
- “présentés” frequency rank
- 5593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | présente | présentés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lettre que l’on envoie. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de présenter. |
Where the eye mixes présente and présentés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between présente and présentés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: présente is \pʁe.zɑ̃t\ while présentés is \pʁe.zɑ̃.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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5593, 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\. présentés is at rank #4,973, 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 5593, this pair ranks #428,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of présente vs présentés
Shared letters: enprsté. Private to "présente": -. Private to "présentés": -.
"présente" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "présentés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "présente" and "présentés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "présente" or "présentés" show up more?
What to do next
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 "présentés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "présente" and "présentés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "présentés vs prudentes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #428,576 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.