comparéesvscomparezConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#28,493
“comparées” frequency rank
#18,687
“comparez” frequency rank
47180
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Same sound, different letters: comparées vs comparez

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

9 ch
comparées
8 ch
comparez

Same sound, different spelling - comparées / comparez

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: comparées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comparées is recorded at frequency rank #28,493, 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 47180, this pair ranks #188,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comparées vs comparez

Shared letters: acemopr. Private to "comparées": . Private to "comparez": z.

"comparées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "comparez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comparées" and "comparez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comparées" is an adjective and "comparez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "comparées" vs "comparez" - which ranks higher?
"comparez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,687 in our French list, against #28,493 for "comparées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

"comparées" and "comparez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comparées" 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 #188,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparées" and "comparez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparées vs comptées". 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 #188,928 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