Which to use
“violentes” and “violents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,481
- “violentes” frequency rank
- #5,938
- “violents” frequency rank
- 14419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violentes | violents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de violent. | Masculin pluriel de violent. |
Where the eye mixes violentes and violents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. violentes runs 9 letters (CVVCVCCVC) against violents's 8 (CVVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses violentes with violents
A purely visual mix-up. violentes (\vjɔ.lɑ̃t\) and violents (\vjɔ.lɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violentes is recorded at frequency rank #8,481, classified as anadj, pronounced \vjɔ.lɑ̃t\. violents is at rank #5,938, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vjɔ.lɑ̃\.
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 14419, this pair ranks #396,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of violentes vs violents
Shared letters: eilnostv. Private to "violentes": -. Private to "violents": -.
"violentes" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC · "violents" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "violentes" for "violents" ever safe?
Which is more common, "violentes" or "violents"?
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 "violentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violentes" and "violents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violentes vs virulentes". 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 #396,754 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.