Which to use
“connaissent” and “connaissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,667
- “connaissent” frequency rank
- #3,670
- “connaissez” frequency rank
- 6337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connaissent | connaissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de connaître (ou connaitre). | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de connaître (ou connaitre). |
Where the eye mixes connaissent and connaissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. connaissent runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCCVCC) against connaissez's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between connaissent and connaissez
A purely visual mix-up. connaissent (\kɔ.nɛs\) and connaissez (\kɔ.nɛ.se\) 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 6337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connaissent is recorded at frequency rank #2,667, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.nɛs\. connaissez is at rank #3,670, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.nɛ.se\.
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 6337, this pair ranks #426,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of connaissent vs connaissez
Shared letters: aceinos. Private to "connaissent": t. Private to "connaissez": z.
"connaissent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC · "connaissez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connaissent ← cconnaissent · cnonaissent · conaissent · conanissent · connaisent · connaisesnt · connaissennt · connaissentt
- connaissez ← cconnaissez · cnonaissez · conaissez · conanissez · connaisesz · connaisez · connaissezz · connaissze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "connaissent" for "connaissez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "connaissent" or "connaissez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "connaissent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connaissez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connaissent" and "connaissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connaisses vs connaissez". 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 #426,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.