Which to use
“composées” is a noun and “composez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,545
- “composées” frequency rank
- #43,352
- “composez” frequency rank
- 54897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | composées | composez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grande famille de plantes dont les inflorescences sont formées de plusieurs fleurons, de demi-fleurons, réunis sur un capitule commun, telles que les fleurs du tournesol, du chardon, de la chicorée, etc. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de composer. |
Same sound, different letters: composées vs composez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - composées and composez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: composées and composez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, 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 54897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
composées is recorded at frequency rank #11,545, classified as anoun, 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 54897, this pair ranks #130,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of composées vs composez
Shared letters: cemops. Private to "composées": é. Private to "composez": z.
"composées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "composez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- composez ← ccomposez · cmoposez · commposez · comopsez · compoesz · composezz · compossez · composze
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "composées" / "composez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "composées" 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 #130,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "composées" 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 #130,960 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.