Which to use
“tentées” is a verb and “tentés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,039
- “tentées” frequency rank
- #17,837
- “tentés” frequency rank
- 58876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tentées | tentés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de tenter. | Masculin pluriel de tenté. |
Same sound, different letters: tentées vs tentés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. tentées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against tentés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - tentées and tentés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tentées and tentés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɑ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 58876, 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\. tentés is at rank #17,837, tagged as anadj, 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 58876, this pair ranks #106,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tentées vs tentés
Shared letters: ensté. Private to "tentées": -. Private to "tentés": -.
"tentées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "tentés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tentées" and "tentés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tentées" or "tentés" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "tentées" / "tentés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "tentées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tentés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tentées" and "tentés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tentais vs tentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #106,384 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.