Which to use
“commencées” and “commençons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,799
- “commencées” frequency rank
- #13,546
- “commençons” frequency rank
- 61345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commencées | commençons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de commencer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de commencer. |
Where the eye mixes commencées and commençons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. commencées (CVCCVCCVVC) and commençons (CVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between commencées and commençons
A purely visual mix-up. commencées (\kɔ.mɑ̃.se\) and commençons (\kɔ.mɑ̃.sɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commencées is recorded at frequency rank #47,799, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.se\. commençons is at rank #13,546, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.sɔ̃\.
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 61345, this pair ranks #92,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of commencées vs commençons
Shared letters: cemnos. Private to "commencées": é. Private to "commençons": ç.
"commencées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "commençons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commencées" for "commençons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "commencées" or "commençons"?
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 "commencées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commençons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commencées" and "commençons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commencées vs compensées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #92,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.