Which to use
“forcées” is an adjective and “forcez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,146
- “forcées” frequency rank
- #30,162
- “forcez” frequency rank
- 50308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forcées | forcez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de forcé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de forcer. |
Same sound, different letters: forcées vs forcez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. forcées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against forcez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - forcées and forcez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: forcées and forcez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɔʁ.se\. 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 50308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forcées is recorded at frequency rank #20,146, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɔʁ.se\. forcez is at rank #30,162, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.se\.
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 50308, this pair ranks #163,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forcées vs forcez
Shared letters: cefor. Private to "forcées": sé. Private to "forcez": z.
"forcées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "forcez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- forcez ← fforcez · focrez · forccez · forcezz · forcze · forecz · forrcez · frocez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forcées" and "forcez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "forcées" vs "forcez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"forcées" and "forcez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "forcées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forcez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forcées" and "forcez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forceps vs forcez". 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 #163,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.