Which to use
“brûlent” and “brûlez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,140
- “brûlent” frequency rank
- #35,408
- “brûlez” frequency rank
- 53548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brûlent | brûlez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe brûler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe brûler. |
Where the eye mixes brûlent and brûlez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. brûlent runs 7 letters (CCVCVCC) against brûlez's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses brûlent with brûlez
A purely visual mix-up. brûlent (\bʁyl\) and brûlez (\bʁy.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brûlent is recorded at frequency rank #18,140, classified as averb, pronounced \bʁyl\. 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 53548, this pair ranks #139,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brûlent vs brûlez
Shared letters: belrû. Private to "brûlent": nt. Private to "brûlez": z.
"brûlent" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "brûlez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "brûlent" and "brûlez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "brûlent" or "brûlez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "brûlent" 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 #139,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brûlent" and "brûlez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brûlez vs Brunei". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.