Which to use
“prêter” is a verb and “prêts” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,910
- “prêter” frequency rank
- #1,972
- “prêts” frequency rank
- 7882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêter | prêts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fournir, donner. | Masculin pluriel de prêt. |
Where the eye mixes prêter and prêts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prêter vs prêts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prêter is \pʁe.te\ while prêts is \pʁɛ\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7882, 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\. prêts is at rank #1,972, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɛ\.
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 7882, this pair ranks #421,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prêter vs prêts
Shared letters: prtê. Private to "prêter": e. Private to "prêts": s.
"prêter" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prêts" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prêter" and "prêts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "prêter" or "prêts" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prêter" and "prêts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prêts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêter" and "prêts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pètes vs prêter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #421,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.