Which to use
“commencez” and “commentés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,360
- “commencez” frequency rank
- #36,768
- “commentés” frequency rank
- 45128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commencez | commentés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de commencer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de commenter. |
Where the eye mixes commencez and commentés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commencez with commentés
A purely visual mix-up. commencez (\kɔ.mɑ̃.se\) and commentés (\kɔ.mɑ̃.te\) 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 45128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commencez is recorded at frequency rank #8,360, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.se\. commentés is at rank #36,768, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.te\.
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 45128, this pair ranks #205,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commencez vs commentés
Shared letters: cemno. Private to "commencez": z. Private to "commentés": sté.
"commencez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "commentés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commencez ← ccommencez · cmomencez · comemncez · comencez · commecnez · commenccez · commencezz · commencze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commencez" and "commentés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "commencez" or "commentés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "commencez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commentés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commencez" and "commentés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commencées vs commentés". 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 #205,170 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.