Which to use
“commencera” and “commences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,751
- “commencera” frequency rank
- #9,800
- “commences” frequency rank
- 23551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commencera | commences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de commencer. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de commencer. |
Where the eye mixes commencera and commences
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. commencera runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against commences's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses commencera with commences
A purely visual mix-up. commencera (\kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁa\) and commences (\kɔ.mɑ̃s\) 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 23551, 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\. commences is at rank #9,800, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃s\.
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 23551, this pair ranks #351,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commencera vs commences
Shared letters: cemno. Private to "commencera": ar. Private to "commences": s.
"commencera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "commences" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commencera ← ccommencera · cmomencera · comemncera · comencera · commecnera · commenccera · commencear · commencerra
- commences ← ccommences · cmomences · comemnces · comences · commecnes · commencces · commencess · commencse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commencera" for "commences" ever safe?
Frequency check: "commencera" vs "commences" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "commencera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commencera" and "commences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commencées vs commencera". 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 #351,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.