blesservsblessureTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#7,664
“blesser” frequency rank
#3,900
“blessure” frequency rank
11564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blesser blessure
Definition Frapper d’un coup qui fait une contusion, une plaie, une fracture. Plaie ou fracture produite par un coup ou un choc.

Where the eye mixes blesser and blessure

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
blesser
8 ch
blessure

Visual trap between blesser and blessure

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blesser is \blɛ.se\ while blessure is \blɛ.syʁ\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

blesser is recorded at frequency rank #7,664, classified as averb, pronounced \blɛ.se\. blessure is at rank #3,900, tagged as anoun, pronounced \blɛ.syʁ\.

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 11564, this pair ranks #408,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of blesser vs blessure

Shared letters: belrs. Private to "blesser": -. Private to "blessure": u.

"blesser" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "blessure" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blesserbblesser · belsser · bleser · blesesr · blesserr · blessre · bllesser · blseser
  • blessurebblessure · belssure · blessrue · blessuer · blessurre · blesure · blesusre · bllessure

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "blesser" and "blessure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "blesser" is a verb and "blessure" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "blesser" vs "blessure" - which ranks higher?
"blessure" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,900 in our French list, against #7,664 for "blesser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "blesser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "blessure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #408,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blesser" and "blessure" 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 #408,699 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list