Which to use
“tolérées” and “tolérer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,919
- “tolérées” frequency rank
- #14,373
- “tolérer” frequency rank
- 60292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tolérées | tolérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe tolérer. | Supporter. |
Same sound, different letters: tolérées vs tolérer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. tolérées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against tolérer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: tolérées vs tolérer
This is the hard kind. tolérées and tolérer are pronounced identically (\tɔ.le.ʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tolérées is recorded at frequency rank #45,919, classified as averb, pronounced \tɔ.le.ʁe\. tolérer is at rank #14,373, 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 60292, this pair ranks #98,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tolérées vs tolérer
Shared letters: elorté. Private to "tolérées": s. Private to "tolérer": -.
"tolérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "tolérer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tolérées" and "tolérer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tolérées" or "tolérer"?
Useful next steps
"tolérées" and "tolérer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "tolérées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tolérées" and "tolérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tolérées vs tolèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #98,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.