Which to use
“désirées” is an adjective and “désirez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,732
- “désirées” frequency rank
- #11,397
- “désirez” frequency rank
- 58129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désirées | désirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de désiré. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. |
Same sound, different letters: désirées vs désirez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. désirées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against désirez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: désirées vs désirez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: désirées and désirez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.zi.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désirées is recorded at frequency rank #46,732, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.zi.ʁe\. désirez is at rank #11,397, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.zi.ʁe\.
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 58129, this pair ranks #110,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of désirées vs désirez
Shared letters: deirsé. Private to "désirées": -. Private to "désirez": z.
"désirées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "désirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "désirées" for "désirez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "désirées" vs "désirez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "désirées" / "désirez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "désirées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désirées" and "désirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désirées vs désireuses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #110,849 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.