Which to use
“respect” is a noun and “respectés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,043
- “respect” frequency rank
- #15,995
- “respectés” frequency rank
- 17038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respect | respectés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentiment de considération, d’égard envers quelqu’un ou quelque chose, manifesté par une attitude déférente envers celui-ci ou celle-ci. | Masculin pluriel de respecté. |
Where the eye mixes respect and respectés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: respect is \ʁɛs.pɛ\ while respectés is \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “respect” sits inside “respectés”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respect is recorded at frequency rank #1,043, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛs.pɛ\. respectés is at rank #15,995, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\.
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 17038, this pair ranks #385,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respect vs respectés
Shared letters: ceprst. Private to "respect": -. Private to "respectés": é.
"respect" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "respectés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respect ← erspect · repsect · resepct · respcet · respecct · respectt · respetc · resppect
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "respect" and "respectés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "respect" or "respectés"?
What to do next
You've compared "respect" and "respectés". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "respect" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respectés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respect" and "respectés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respectera vs respectés". 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.