Which to use
“descendez” and “descendue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,637
- “descendez” frequency rank
- #24,173
- “descendue” frequency rank
- 57810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descendez | descendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de descendre. | Participe passé féminin singulier de descendre. |
Where the eye mixes descendez and descendue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descendez (CVCCVCCVC) and descendue (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses descendez with descendue
A purely visual mix-up. descendez (\dɛ.sɑ̃.de\) and descendue (\dɛ.sɑ̃.dy\) 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 57810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descendez is recorded at frequency rank #33,637, classified as averb, pronounced \dɛ.sɑ̃.de\. descendue is at rank #24,173, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɛ.sɑ̃.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 57810, this pair ranks #112,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descendez vs descendue
Shared letters: cdens. Private to "descendez": z. Private to "descendue": u.
"descendez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descendue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descendez" and "descendue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "descendez" or "descendue"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "descendez" and "descendue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descendez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descendez" and "descendue" 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 #112,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.