Which to use
“descendez” and “descendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,637
- “descendez” frequency rank
- #22,539
- “descendus” frequency rank
- 56176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descendez | descendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de descendre. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de descendre. |
Where the eye mixes descendez and descendus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descendez and descendus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses descendez with descendus
A purely visual mix-up. descendez (\dɛ.sɑ̃.de\) and descendus (\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 56176, 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\. descendus is at rank #22,539, 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 56176, this pair ranks #122,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descendez vs descendus
Shared letters: cdens. Private to "descendez": z. Private to "descendus": u.
"descendez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descendus" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descendez" and "descendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "descendez" vs "descendus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "descendez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descendez" and "descendus" 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 #122,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.