tolérévstoléréesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: toléré is a adjective, tolérées is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“toléré” is an adjective and “tolérées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,486
“toléré” frequency rank
#45,919
“tolérées” frequency rank
67405
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature toléré tolérées
Definition Approuvé, accepté tacitement. Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe tolérer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set toléré and tolérées apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
toléré
8 ch
tolérées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: toléré and tolérées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɔ.le.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “toléré” sits inside “tolérées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

toléré is recorded at frequency rank #21,486, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɔ.le.ʁe\. tolérées is at rank #45,919, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɔ.le.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 67405, this pair ranks #63,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of toléré vs tolérées

Shared letters: lorté. Private to "toléré": -. Private to "tolérées": es.

"toléré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tolérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

toléré#21,486
tolérées#45,919

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "toléré" and "tolérées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "toléré" is an adjective and "tolérées" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "toléré" or "tolérées"?
"toléré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,486 in our French list, against #45,919 for "tolérées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering toléré vs tolérées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “toléré”; for a verb, it's “tolérées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “toléré” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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