Which to use
“satisfaite” and “satisfaites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,473
- “satisfaite” frequency rank
- #31,729
- “satisfaites” frequency rank
- 45202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | satisfaite | satisfaites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de satisfait. | Féminin pluriel de satisfaite. |
Same sound, different letters: satisfaite vs satisfaites
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. satisfaite runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against satisfaites's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: satisfaite vs satisfaites
This is the hard kind. satisfaite and satisfaites are pronounced identically (\sa.tis.fɛt\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “satisfaite” sits inside “satisfaites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
satisfaite is recorded at frequency rank #13,473, classified as anadj, pronounced \sa.tis.fɛt\. 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 45202, this pair ranks #204,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of satisfaite vs satisfaites
Shared letters: aefist. Private to "satisfaite": -. Private to "satisfaites": -.
"satisfaite" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "satisfaites" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- satisfaite ← astisfaite · saitsfaite · satifsaite · satisafite · satisfaiet · satisfaitte · satisfatie · satisffaite
- satisfaites ← astisfaites · saitsfaites · satifsaites · satisafites · satisfaiets · satisfaitess · satisfaitse · satisfaittes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "satisfaite" and "satisfaites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "satisfaite" or "satisfaites"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "satisfaite" / "satisfaites". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "satisfaite" 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 #204,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "satisfaite" and "satisfaites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "satisfaites vs satisfaits". 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 #204,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.