Which to use
“respectés” is an adjective and “respectez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,995
- “respectés” frequency rank
- #21,146
- “respectez” frequency rank
- 37141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respectés | respectez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de respecté. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de respecter. |
Same sound, different letters: respectés vs respectez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - respectés / respectez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: respectés and respectez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respectés is recorded at frequency rank #15,995, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\. respectez is at rank #21,146, tagged as averb, 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 37141, this pair ranks #264,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respectés vs respectez
Shared letters: ceprst. Private to "respectés": é. Private to "respectez": z.
"respectés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "respectez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respectez ← erspectez · repsectez · resepctez · respcetez · respecctez · respecetz · respectezz · respecttez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respectés" for "respectez" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "respectés" / "respectez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "respectés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respectez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respectés" and "respectez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respectera vs respectez". 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 #264,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.