Which to use
“prêter” and “prêtez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,910
- “prêter” frequency rank
- #42,545
- “prêtez” frequency rank
- 48455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêter | prêtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fournir, donner. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêter. |
Where the eye mixes prêter and prêtez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prêter vs prêtez
A purely visual mix-up. prêter (\pʁe.te\) and prêtez (\pʁɛ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “prêter” becomes z in “prêtez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prêter is recorded at frequency rank #5,910, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.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 48455, this pair ranks #178,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prêter vs prêtez
Shared letters: eprtê. Private to "prêter": -. Private to "prêtez": z.
"prêter" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prêtez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prêter" and "prêtez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prêter" vs "prêtez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêter" 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 #178,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêter" and "prêtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêtez vs Prez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #178,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.