Which to use
“comprenne” and “comprenons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,933
- “comprenne” frequency rank
- #18,440
- “comprenons” frequency rank
- 30373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprenne | comprenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de comprendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de comprendre. |
Where the eye mixes comprenne and comprenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprenne with comprenons
A purely visual mix-up. comprenne (\kɔ̃.pʁɛn\) and comprenons (\kɔ̃.pʁə.nɔ̃\) 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 30373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprenne is recorded at frequency rank #11,933, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁɛn\. comprenons is at rank #18,440, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁə.nɔ̃\.
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 30373, this pair ranks #310,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprenne vs comprenons
Shared letters: cemnopr. Private to "comprenne": -. Private to "comprenons": s.
"comprenne" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "comprenons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprenne ← ccomprenne · cmoprenne · commprenne · compernne · compprenne · comprene · comprenen · comprnene
- comprenons ← ccomprenons · cmoprenons · commprenons · compernons · compprenons · comprennons · comprennos · comprenonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprenne" for "comprenons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "comprenne" or "comprenons" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comprenne" and "comprenons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprenne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprenons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprenne" and "comprenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compreniez vs comprenne". 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 #310,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.