Which to use
“satisfait” and “satisfaites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,375
- “satisfait” frequency rank
- #31,729
- “satisfaites” frequency rank
- 36104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | satisfait | satisfaites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est content. | Féminin pluriel de satisfaite. |
Where the eye mixes satisfait and satisfaites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. satisfait runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against satisfaites's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between satisfait and satisfaites
A purely visual mix-up. satisfait (\sa.tis.fɛ\) and satisfaites (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “satisfait” sits inside “satisfaites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36104, 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\. satisfaites is at rank #31,729, 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 36104, this pair ranks #271,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of satisfait vs satisfaites
Shared letters: afist. Private to "satisfait": -. Private to "satisfaites": e.
"satisfait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "satisfaites" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- satisfait ← astisfait · saitsfait · satifsait · satisafit · satisfaitt · satisfati · satisffait · satisfiat
- satisfaites ← astisfaites · saitsfaites · satifsaites · satisafites · satisfaiets · satisfaitess · satisfaitse · satisfaittes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "satisfait" and "satisfaites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "satisfait" or "satisfaites"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "satisfait" and "satisfaites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "satisfait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "satisfaites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "satisfait" and "satisfaites" 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 #271,970 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.