projetvsprojetteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: projet is a noun, projette is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“projet” is a noun and “projette” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#350
“projet” frequency rank
#14,118
“projette” frequency rank
14468
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature projet projette
Definition Dessein, idée de ce qu’on pense réaliser, conception des moyens qu’on croit utiles pour exécuter ce qu’on médite. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de projeter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set projet and projette apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
projet
8 ch
projette

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: projet is \pʁɔ.ʒɛ\ while projette is \pʁɔ.ʒɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “projet” sits inside “projette”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

projet is recorded at frequency rank #350, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʒɛ\. projette is at rank #14,118, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʒɛt\.

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 14468, this pair ranks #396,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of projet vs projette

Shared letters: ejoprt. Private to "projet": -. Private to "projette": -.

"projet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "projette" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • projetporjet · pprojet · prjoet · proejt · projett · projjet · projte · prrojet
  • projetteporjette · pprojette · prjoette · proejtte · projetet · projjette · projtete · prrojette

Frequency comparison

projet#350
projette#14,118

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "projet" and "projette" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "projet" is a noun and "projette" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "projet" or "projette"?
"projet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #350 in our French list, against #14,118 for "projette". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering projet vs projette

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “projet”; for a verb, it's “projette”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “projet” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list