Which to use
“prêtés” is an adjective and “prêtez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,756
- “prêtés” frequency rank
- #42,545
- “prêtez” frequency rank
- 73301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêtés | prêtez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de prêté. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prêter. |
Same sound, different letters: prêtés vs prêtez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. prêtés and prêtez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: prêtés vs prêtez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prêtés 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prêtés is recorded at frequency rank #30,756, 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 73301, this pair ranks #40,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prêtés vs prêtez
Shared letters: prtê. Private to "prêtés": sé. Private to "prêtez": ez.
"prêtés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prêtez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prêtés" and "prêtez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "prêtés" or "prêtez" show up more?
What to do next
"prêtés" and "prêtez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêtés" 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 #40,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêtés" and "prêtez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêtez vs Prez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.