Which to use
“brûlées” is an adjective and “brûlez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,942
- “brûlées” frequency rank
- #35,408
- “brûlez” frequency rank
- 56350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brûlées | brûlez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de brûlé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe brûler. |
Same sound, different letters: brûlées vs brûlez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. brûlées runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against brûlez's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - brûlées and brûlez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: brûlées and brûlez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bʁy.le\. 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 56350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brûlées is recorded at frequency rank #20,942, classified as anadj, pronounced \bʁy.le\. brûlez is at rank #35,408, tagged as averb, pronounced \bʁy.le\.
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 56350, this pair ranks #121,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brûlées vs brûlez
Shared letters: belrû. Private to "brûlées": sé. Private to "brûlez": z.
"brûlées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "brûlez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brûlées" for "brûlez" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"brûlées" and "brûlez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "brûlées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brûlez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brûlées" and "brûlez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brûlez vs Brunei". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #121,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.