Which to use
“respectés” is an adjective and “respectons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,995
- “respectés” frequency rank
- #29,943
- “respectons” frequency rank
- 45938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respectés | respectons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de respecté. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de respecter. |
Where the eye mixes respectés and respectons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. respectés runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against respectons's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between respectés and respectons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: respectés is \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\ while respectons is \ʁɛs.pɛk.tɔ̃\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45938, 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\. respectons is at rank #29,943, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.pɛk.tɔ̃\.
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 45938, this pair ranks #198,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respectés vs respectons
Shared letters: ceprst. Private to "respectés": é. Private to "respectons": no.
"respectés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "respectons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respectons ← erspectons · repsectons · resepctons · respcetons · respecctons · respecotns · respectnos · respectonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respectés" for "respectons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "respectés" or "respectons"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "respectés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respectons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respectés" and "respectons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répétons vs respectons". 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 #198,884 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.