Which to use
“pensé” is a verb and “please” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,522
- “pensé” frequency rank
- #14,428
- “please” frequency rank
- 15950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensé | please |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pensar. | Por favor. |
Where the eye mixes pensé and please
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pensé vs please
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensé is [pẽnˈse] while please is /pliːz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensé is recorded at frequency rank #1,522, classified as averb, pronounced [pẽnˈse]. please is at rank #14,428, tagged as anadv, pronounced /pliːz/.
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 15950, this pair ranks #278,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pensé vs please
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pensé": né. Private to "please": al.
"pensé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "please" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- please ← lpease · pelase · plaese · pleace · pleaes · pleasse · plesae · pllease
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pensé" for "please" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pensé" vs "please" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "please" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensé" and "please" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pence vs pensé". 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 #278,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.