comparéevscomparezWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: comparée is a adjective, comparez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comparée” is an adjective and “comparez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,338
“comparée” frequency rank
#18,687
“comparez” frequency rank
31025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparée comparez
Definition Féminin singulier de comparé. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de comparer.

Same sound, different letters: comparée vs comparez

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.

8 ch
comparée
8 ch
comparez

Homophone desk: comparée vs comparez

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: comparée and comparez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comparée is recorded at frequency rank #12,338, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\. comparez is at rank #18,687, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\.

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 31025, this pair ranks #306,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comparée vs comparez

Shared letters: acemopr. Private to "comparée": é. Private to "comparez": z.

"comparée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "comparez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparezccomparez · cmoparez · comaprez · commparez · compaerz · comparezz · comparrez · comparze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comparée" and "comparez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comparée" is an adjective and "comparez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "comparée" vs "comparez" - which ranks higher?
"comparée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,338 in our French list, against #18,687 for "comparez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comparée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comparez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #306,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparée" and "comparez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compares vs comparez". 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 #306,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list