Which to use
“prêtées” is an adjective and “prêtez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,543
- “prêtées” frequency rank
- #42,545
- “prêtez” frequency rank
- 90088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêtées | prêtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de prêté. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêter. |
Same sound, different letters: prêtées vs prêtez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. prêtées runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against prêtez's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: prêtées vs prêtez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prêtées and prêtez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɛ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, 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 90088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prêtées is recorded at frequency rank #47,543, classified as anadj, 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 90088, this pair ranks #5,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prêtées vs prêtez
Shared letters: eprtê. Private to "prêtées": sé. Private to "prêtez": z.
"prêtées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "prêtez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prêtées" and "prêtez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prêtées" or "prêtez"?
After this comparison
"prêtées" and "prêtez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêtées" 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 #5,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêtées" and "prêtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pètes vs prêtées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.