Which to use
“confondez” and “confonds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,774
- “confondez” frequency rank
- #25,944
- “confonds” frequency rank
- 62718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confondez | confonds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de confondre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de confondre. |
Where the eye mixes confondez and confonds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. confondez runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against confonds's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between confondez and confonds
A purely visual mix-up. confondez (\kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de\) and confonds (\kɔ̃.fɔ̃\) 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 62718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confondez is recorded at frequency rank #36,774, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de\. confonds is at rank #25,944, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.fɔ̃\.
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 62718, this pair ranks #85,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of confondez vs confonds
Shared letters: cdfno. Private to "confondez": ez. Private to "confonds": s.
"confondez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "confonds" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "confondez" for "confonds" ever safe?
Frequency check: "confondez" vs "confonds" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "confondez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confonds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confondez" and "confonds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confinés vs confonds". 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 #85,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.