commenceravscommenceraisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“commencera” and “commencerais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,751
“commencera” frequency rank
#45,513
“commencerais” frequency rank
59264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature commencera commencerais
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de commencer. Première personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de commencer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set commencera and commencerais apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
commencera
12 ch
commencerais

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. commencera (\kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁa\) and commencerais (\kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “commencera” sits inside “commencerais”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

commencera is recorded at frequency rank #13,751, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁa\. commencerais is at rank #45,513, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁɛ\.

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 59264, this pair ranks #104,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of commencera vs commencerais

Shared letters: acemnor. Private to "commencera": -. Private to "commencerais": is.

"commencera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "commencerais" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • commenceraccommencera · cmomencera · comemncera · comencera · commecnera · commenccera · commencear · commencerra
  • commenceraisccommencerais · cmomencerais · comemncerais · comencerais · commecnerais · commenccerais · commencearis · commenceraiss

Frequency comparison

commencera#13,751
commencerais#45,513

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "commencera" and "commencerais" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁa\ versus \kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁɛ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "commencera" or "commencerais"?
"commencera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,751 in our French list, against #45,513 for "commencerais". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering commencera vs commencerais

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “commencera” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list