Which to use
“comprennes” and “comprenons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,212
- “comprennes” frequency rank
- #18,440
- “comprenons” frequency rank
- 56652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprennes | comprenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de comprendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de comprendre. |
Where the eye mixes comprennes and comprenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprennes with comprenons
A purely visual mix-up. comprennes (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprennes is recorded at frequency rank #38,212, 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 56652, this pair ranks #119,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprennes vs comprenons
Shared letters: cemnoprs. Private to "comprennes": -. Private to "comprenons": -.
"comprennes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "comprenons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprennes ← ccomprennes · cmoprennes · commprennes · compernnes · compprennes · comprenens · comprenes · comprenness
- comprenons ← ccomprenons · cmoprenons · commprenons · compernons · compprenons · comprennons · comprennos · comprenonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comprennes" and "comprenons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "comprennes" or "comprenons" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comprennes" and "comprenons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprennes" 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 #119,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprennes" and "comprenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compreniez 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 #119,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.