Which to use
“descende” and “descendez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,440
- “descende” frequency rank
- #33,637
- “descendez” frequency rank
- 65077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descende | descendez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de descendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de descendre. |
Where the eye mixes descende and descendez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against descendez's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses descende with descendez
A purely visual mix-up. descende (\dɛ.sɑ̃d\) and descendez (\dɛ.sɑ̃.de\) 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 extra letter(s) - “descende” sits inside “descendez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descende is recorded at frequency rank #31,440, classified as averb, pronounced \dɛ.sɑ̃d\. descendez is at rank #33,637, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɛ.sɑ̃.de\.
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 65077, this pair ranks #73,949 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descende vs descendez
Shared letters: cdens. Private to "descende": -. Private to "descendez": z.
"descende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "descendez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descende" for "descendez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "descende" or "descendez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "descende" and "descendez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descendez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,949 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descende" and "descendez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descendez vs descendra". 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 #73,949 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.