squatsvssquatteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: squats is a noun, squatte is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“squats” is a noun and “squatte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,601
“squats” frequency rank
#41,547
“squatte” frequency rank
78148
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature squats squatte
Definition Pluriel de squat. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de squatter.

Same sound, different letters: squats vs squatte

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.

6 ch
squats
7 ch
squatte

Ear matches; page differs - squats and squatte

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: squats and squatte carry the same recorded pronunciation, \skwat\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

squats is recorded at frequency rank #36,601, classified as anoun, pronounced \skwat\. squatte is at rank #41,547, tagged as averb, pronounced \skwat\.

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 78148, this pair ranks #26,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of squats vs squatte

Shared letters: aqstu. Private to "squats": -. Private to "squatte": e.

"squats" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC  ·  "squatte" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • squatsqsuats · sqauts · sqquats · squast · squatss · squatts · squtas · ssquats
  • squatteqsuatte · sqautte · sqquatte · squate · squatet · squtate · ssquatte · suqatte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "squats" and "squatte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "squats" is a noun and "squatte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "squats" or "squatte"?
"squats" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,601 in our French list, against #41,547 for "squatte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

"squats" and "squatte" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "squats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "squatte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "squats" and "squatte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "squatte vs squatter". 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 #26,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list