Which to use
“composa” and “composez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,894
- “composa” frequency rank
- #43,352
- “composez” frequency rank
- 75246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | composa | composez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de composer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de composer. |
Where the eye mixes composa and composez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses composa with composez
A purely visual mix-up. composa (\kɔ̃.po.za\) and composez (\kɔ̃.po.ze\) 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 75246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
composa is recorded at frequency rank #31,894, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.po.za\. composez is at rank #43,352, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.po.ze\.
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 75246, this pair ranks #34,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of composa vs composez
Shared letters: cmops. Private to "composa": a. Private to "composez": ez.
"composa" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "composez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "composa" for "composez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "composa" or "composez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "composa" and "composez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "composa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "composez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "composa" and "composez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compos vs composez". 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 #34,656 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.