projetésvsprojetteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“projetés” and “projette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,579
“projetés” frequency rank
#14,118
“projette” frequency rank
41697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature projetés projette
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de projeter. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de projeter.

Where the eye mixes projetés and projette

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. projetés (CCVCVCVC) and projette (CCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
projetés
8 ch
projette

Visual trap between projetés and projette

A purely visual mix-up. projetés (\pʁɔ.ʒə.te\) and projette (\pʁɔ.ʒɛt\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

projetés is recorded at frequency rank #27,579, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʒə.te\. 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 41697, this pair ranks #231,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of projetés vs projette

Shared letters: ejoprt. Private to "projetés": sé. Private to "projette": -.

"projetés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "projette" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • projette ← porjette · pprojette · prjoette · proejtte · projetet · projjette · projtete · prrojette

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "projetés" and "projette" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pʁɔ.ʒə.te\ versus \pʁɔ.ʒɛt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "projetés" or "projette" show up more?
"projette" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,118 in our French list, against #27,579 for "projetés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "projetés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "projette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #231,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "projetés" and "projette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "projetées vs projetés". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #231,174 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list