Which to use
“commencerons” and “commençons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,236
- “commencerons” frequency rank
- #13,546
- “commençons” frequency rank
- 60782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commencerons | commençons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du futur de commencer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de commencer. |
Where the eye mixes commencerons and commençons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. commencerons runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCVCC) against commençons's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: commencerons vs commençons
A purely visual mix-up. commencerons (\kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁɔ̃\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commencerons is recorded at frequency rank #47,236, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.ʁɔ̃\. 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 60782, this pair ranks #95,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of commencerons vs commençons
Shared letters: cemnos. Private to "commencerons": r. Private to "commençons": ç.
"commencerons" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCC · "commençons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commencerons ← ccommencerons · cmomencerons · comemncerons · comencerons · commecnerons · commenccerons · commenceorns · commencernos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commencerons" for "commençons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "commencerons" or "commençons" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "commencerons" and "commençons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commencerons" 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 #95,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commencerons" and "commençons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commencerais vs commencerons". 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 #95,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.