Which to use
“séparent” is a verb and “séparés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,417
- “séparent” frequency rank
- #6,038
- “séparés” frequency rank
- 16455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séparent | séparés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de séparer. | Masculin pluriel de séparé. |
Where the eye mixes séparent and séparés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. séparent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against séparés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between séparent and séparés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: séparent is \se.paʁ\ while séparés is \se.pa.ʁe\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
séparent is recorded at frequency rank #10,417, classified as averb, pronounced \se.paʁ\. séparés is at rank #6,038, tagged as anadj, pronounced \se.pa.ʁe\.
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 16455, this pair ranks #387,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of séparent vs séparés
Shared letters: aprsé. Private to "séparent": ent. Private to "séparés": -.
"séparent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "séparés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "séparent" and "séparés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "séparent" vs "séparés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "séparent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "séparés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séparent" and "séparés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séparent vs séparera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #387,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.