Which to use
“prêté” is a noun and “prêtez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,129
- “prêté” frequency rank
- #42,545
- “prêtez” frequency rank
- 48674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêté | prêtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Objet d'un prêt. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêter. |
Same sound, different letters: prêté vs prêtez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - prêté and prêtez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prêté and prêtez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɛ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prêté is recorded at frequency rank #6,129, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛ.te\. prêtez is at rank #42,545, tagged as averb, 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 48674, this pair ranks #176,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prêté vs prêtez
Shared letters: prtê. Private to "prêté": é. Private to "prêtez": ez.
"prêté" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prêtez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prêté" and "prêtez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prêté" vs "prêtez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prêtez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêté" and "prêtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêtez vs Prez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #176,922 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.