Which to use
“comprends” and “comprenez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #894
- “comprends” frequency rank
- #7,546
- “comprenez” frequency rank
- 8440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprends | comprenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de comprendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de comprendre. |
Where the eye mixes comprends and comprenez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. comprends (CVCCCVCCC) and comprenez (CVCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between comprends and comprenez
A purely visual mix-up. comprends (\kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃\) and comprenez (\kɔ̃.pʁə.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprends is recorded at frequency rank #894, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃\. comprenez is at rank #7,546, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁə.ne\.
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 8440, this pair ranks #420,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comprends vs comprenez
Shared letters: cemnopr. Private to "comprends": ds. Private to "comprenez": z.
"comprends" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "comprenez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprends" for "comprenez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comprends" vs "comprenez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprenez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprends" and "comprenez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprenez vs compreniez". 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 #420,021 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.