Which to use
“prêtés” and “prévues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,756
- “prêtés” frequency rank
- #5,173
- “prévues” frequency rank
- 35929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêtés | prévues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de prêté. | Féminin pluriel de prévu. |
Where the eye mixes prêtés and prévues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prêtés runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against prévues's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prêtés vs prévues
A purely visual mix-up. prêtés (\pʁɛ.te\) and prévues ([pʁe.vy]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35929, 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\. prévues is at rank #5,173, 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 35929, this pair ranks #273,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prêtés vs prévues
Shared letters: prsé. Private to "prêtés": tê. Private to "prévues": euv.
"prêtés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prévues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prêtés" and "prévues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prêtés" or "prévues"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêtés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêtés" and "prévues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pètes vs prêtés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.