Which to use
“satisfait” and “satisfaite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,375
- “satisfait” frequency rank
- #13,473
- “satisfaite” frequency rank
- 17848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | satisfait | satisfaite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est content. | Féminin singulier de satisfait. |
Where the eye mixes satisfait and satisfaite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. satisfait runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against satisfaite's 10 (CVCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses satisfait with satisfaite
A purely visual mix-up. satisfait (\sa.tis.fɛ\) and satisfaite (\sa.tis.fɛt\) 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 extra letter(s) - “satisfait” sits inside “satisfaite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
satisfait is recorded at frequency rank #4,375, classified as anadj, pronounced \sa.tis.fɛ\. satisfaite is at rank #13,473, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sa.tis.fɛt\.
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 17848, this pair ranks #381,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of satisfait vs satisfaite
Shared letters: afist. Private to "satisfait": -. Private to "satisfaite": e.
"satisfait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "satisfaite" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- satisfait ← astisfait · saitsfait · satifsait · satisafit · satisfaitt · satisfati · satisffait · satisfiat
- satisfaite ← astisfaite · saitsfaite · satifsaite · satisafite · satisfaiet · satisfaitte · satisfatie · satisffaite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "satisfait" and "satisfaite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "satisfait" or "satisfaite" show up more?
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 "satisfait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "satisfaite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "satisfait" and "satisfaite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "satisfaite vs satisfaites". 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 #381,174 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.