Which to use
“prêté” is a noun and “prévue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,129
- “prêté” frequency rank
- #3,561
- “prévue” frequency rank
- 9690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêté | prévue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Objet d'un prêt. | Féminin singulier de prévu. |
Where the eye mixes prêté and prévue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prêté vs prévue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prêté is \pʁɛ.te\ while prévue is \pʁe.vy\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9690, 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\. prévue is at rank #3,561, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.vy\.
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 9690, this pair ranks #415,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prêté vs prévue
Shared letters: pré. Private to "prêté": tê. Private to "prévue": euv.
"prêté" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prévue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prêté" and "prévue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prêté" or "prévue"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prêté" and "prévue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêté" and "prévue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prêté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #415,779 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.