Which to use
“tentées” and “tentent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,039
- “tentées” frequency rank
- #6,563
- “tentent” frequency rank
- 47602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tentées | tentent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de tenter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tenter. |
Where the eye mixes tentées and tentent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tentées (CVCCVVC) and tentent (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses tentées with tentent
A purely visual mix-up. tentées (\tɑ̃.te\) and tentent (\tɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tentées is recorded at frequency rank #41,039, classified as averb, pronounced \tɑ̃.te\. tentent is at rank #6,563, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɑ̃t\.
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 47602, this pair ranks #185,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tentées vs tentent
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tentées": sé. Private to "tentent": -.
"tentées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "tentent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tentent ← etntent · tenetnt · tenntent · tentennt · tententt · tentetn · tentnet · tenttent
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tentées" and "tentent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tentées" or "tentent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tentées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tentent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tentées" and "tentent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tentais vs tentées". 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 #185,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.