Which to use
“compreniez” and “comprennes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,565
- “compreniez” frequency rank
- #38,212
- “comprennes” frequency rank
- 87777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compreniez | comprennes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de comprendre. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de comprendre. |
Where the eye mixes compreniez and comprennes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. compreniez (CVCCCVCVVC) and comprennes (CVCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between compreniez and comprennes
A purely visual mix-up. compreniez (\kɔ̃.pʁə.nje\) and comprennes (\kɔ̃.pʁɛn\) 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 87777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compreniez is recorded at frequency rank #49,565, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁə.nje\. comprennes is at rank #38,212, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁɛn\.
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 87777, this pair ranks #7,824 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of compreniez vs comprennes
Shared letters: cemnopr. Private to "compreniez": iz. Private to "comprennes": s.
"compreniez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC · "comprennes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- compreniez ← ccompreniez · cmopreniez · commpreniez · comperniez · comppreniez · compreinez · compreneiz · compreniezz
- comprennes ← ccomprennes · cmoprennes · commprennes · compernnes · compprennes · comprenens · comprenes · comprenness
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compreniez" and "comprennes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "compreniez" vs "comprennes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "compreniez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprennes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,824 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compreniez" and "comprennes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compensés vs comprennes". 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 #7,824 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.