Which to use
“tentée” is an adjective and “tentées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,391
- “tentée” frequency rank
- #41,039
- “tentées” frequency rank
- 64430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tentée | tentées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de tenté. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de tenter. |
Same sound, different letters: tentée vs tentées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. tentée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against tentées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - tentée and tentées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tentée and tentées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɑ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tentée” sits inside “tentées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tentée is recorded at frequency rank #23,391, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɑ̃.te\. tentées is at rank #41,039, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɑ̃.te\.
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 64430, this pair ranks #77,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tentée vs tentées
Shared letters: enté. Private to "tentée": -. Private to "tentées": s.
"tentée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tentées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tentée" for "tentées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tentée" or "tentées"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "tentée" / "tentées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "tentée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tentées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tentée" and "tentées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tentais vs tentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.