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

#16,708
“prophètes” frequency rank
#29,089
“prophéties” frequency rank
45797
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prophètes prophéties
Definition Pluriel de prophète. Pluriel de prophétie.

Where the eye mixes prophètes and prophéties

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
prophètes
10 ch
prophéties

Visual trap between prophètes and prophéties

A purely visual mix-up. prophètes (\pʁɔ.fɛt\) and prophéties (\pʁɔ.fe.si\) 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 45797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prophètes is recorded at frequency rank #16,708, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fɛt\. prophéties is at rank #29,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fe.si\.

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 45797, this pair ranks #199,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of prophètes vs prophéties

Shared letters: ehoprst. Private to "prophètes": è. Private to "prophéties": .

"prophètes" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC  ·  "prophéties" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "prophètes" for "prophéties" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\pʁɔ.fɛt\ versus \pʁɔ.fe.si\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "prophètes" or "prophéties"?
"prophètes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,708 in our French list, against #29,089 for "prophéties". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prophètes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prophéties" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prophètes" and "prophéties" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "projetés vs prophètes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #199,969 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