Which to use
“dirige” and “dirigez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,529
- “dirige” frequency rank
- #40,214
- “dirigez” frequency rank
- 43743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirige | dirigez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de diriger. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de diriger. |
Where the eye mixes dirige and dirigez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dirige runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dirigez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dirige with dirigez
A purely visual mix-up. dirige (\di.ʁiʒ\) and dirigez (\di.ʁi.ʒe\) 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) - “dirige” sits inside “dirigez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirige is recorded at frequency rank #3,529, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ʁiʒ\. dirigez is at rank #40,214, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.ʁi.ʒe\.
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 43743, this pair ranks #215,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dirige vs dirigez
Shared letters: degir. Private to "dirige": -. Private to "dirigez": z.
"dirige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dirigez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dirige" and "dirigez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dirige" vs "dirigez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirige" and "dirigez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigera vs dirigez". 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 #215,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.