Which to use
“respecte” is a verb and “respectés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,711
- “respecte” frequency rank
- #15,995
- “respectés” frequency rank
- 19706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respecte | respectés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de respecter. | Masculin pluriel de respecté. |
Where the eye mixes respecte and respectés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respecte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against respectés's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between respecte and respectés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: respecte is \ʁɛs.pɛkt\ while respectés is \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respecte is recorded at frequency rank #3,711, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.pɛkt\. 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 19706, this pair ranks #371,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respecte vs respectés
Shared letters: ceprst. Private to "respecte": -. Private to "respectés": é.
"respecte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "respectés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respecte ← erspecte · repsecte · resepcte · respcete · respeccte · respecet · respectte · respetce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respecte" for "respectés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "respecte" or "respectés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "respecte" 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 #371,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respecte" 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
Confusion rank #371,948 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.