visitésvsvisiteursWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: visités is a verb, visiteurs is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“visités” is a verb and “visiteurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,733
“visités” frequency rank
#3,506
“visiteurs” frequency rank
26239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visités visiteurs
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de visiter. Pluriel de visiteur.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
visités
9 ch
visiteurs

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: visités is \vi.zi.te\ while visiteurs is \vi.zi.tœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visités is recorded at frequency rank #22,733, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.zi.te\. visiteurs is at rank #3,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.zi.tœʁ\.

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 26239, this pair ranks #336,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of visités vs visiteurs

Shared letters: istv. Private to "visités": é. Private to "visiteurs": eru.

"visités" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "visiteurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • visiteursivsiteurs · viisteurs · visieturs · visiterus · visiteurrs · visiteurss · visiteusr · visitteurs

Frequency comparison

visités#22,733
visiteurs#3,506

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visités" and "visiteurs" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "visités" is a verb and "visiteurs" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "visités" or "visiteurs"?
"visiteurs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,506 in our French list, against #22,733 for "visités". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering visités vs visiteurs

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “visités”; for a noun, it's “visiteurs”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “visités” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list