Which to use
“confondez” is a verb and “confondue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,774
- “confondez” frequency rank
- #28,109
- “confondue” frequency rank
- 64883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confondez | confondue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de confondre. | Féminin singulier de confondu. |
Where the eye mixes confondez and confondue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. confondez (CVCCVCCVC) and confondue (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses confondez with confondue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: confondez is \kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de\ while confondue is \kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64883, 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\. confondue is at rank #28,109, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dy\.
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 64883, this pair ranks #74,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of confondez vs confondue
Shared letters: cdefno. Private to "confondez": z. Private to "confondue": u.
"confondez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "confondue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "confondez" and "confondue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "confondez" or "confondue"?
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 "confondue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confondez" and "confondue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confondez 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 #74,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.