Which to use
“prêtés” and “prévus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,756
- “prêtés” frequency rank
- #6,427
- “prévus” frequency rank
- 37183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prêtés | prévus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de prêté. | Masculin pluriel de prévu. |
Where the eye mixes prêtés and prévus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prêtés and prévus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between prêtés and prévus
A purely visual mix-up. prêtés (\pʁɛ.te\) and prévus (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37183, 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\. prévus is at rank #6,427, 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 37183, this pair ranks #264,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prêtés vs prévus
Shared letters: prsé. Private to "prêtés": tê. Private to "prévus": uv.
"prêtés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prévus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prêtés" and "prévus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prêtés" or "prévus"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prêtés" and "prévus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prêtés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prêtés" and "prévus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pètes vs prêtés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #264,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.