Which to use
“composé” is an adjective and “composez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,219
- “composé” frequency rank
- #43,352
- “composez” frequency rank
- 45571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | composé | composez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est formé par la réunion d’éléments divers. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de composer. |
Same sound, different letters: composé vs composez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: composé vs composez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: composé and composez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.po.ze\. 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 45571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
composé is recorded at frequency rank #2,219, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.po.ze\. 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 45571, this pair ranks #201,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of composé vs composez
Shared letters: cmops. Private to "composé": é. Private to "composez": ez.
"composé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "composez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- composez ← ccomposez · cmoposez · commposez · comopsez · compoesz · composezz · compossez · composze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "composé" and "composez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "composé" vs "composez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "composé" / "composez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "composé" 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 #201,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "composé" 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 #201,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.