Which to use
“blessé” is an adjective and “blesser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,113
- “blessé” frequency rank
- #7,664
- “blesser” frequency rank
- 9777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blessé | blesser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi une ou des blessures. | Frapper d’un coup qui fait une contusion, une plaie, une fracture. |
Same sound, different letters: blessé vs blesser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: blessé vs blesser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: blessé and blesser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \blɛ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blessé is recorded at frequency rank #2,113, classified as anadj, pronounced \blɛ.se\. blesser is at rank #7,664, tagged as averb, pronounced \blɛ.se\.
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 9777, this pair ranks #415,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blessé vs blesser
Shared letters: bels. Private to "blessé": é. Private to "blesser": r.
"blessé" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blesser" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blesser ← bblesser · belsser · bleser · blesesr · blesserr · blessre · bllesser · blseser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blessé" for "blesser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blessé" or "blesser"?
Useful next steps
"blessé" and "blesser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "blessé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blesser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blessé" and "blesser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blaster vs blesser". 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 #415,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.