Which to use
“hésites” and “hésitez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,992
- “hésites” frequency rank
- #6,097
- “hésitez” frequency rank
- 35089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hésites | hésitez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hésiter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de hésiter. |
Where the eye mixes hésites and hésitez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hésites and hésitez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hésites vs hésitez
A purely visual mix-up. hésites (^((h muet))\e.zit\) and hésitez (^((h muet))\e.zi.te\) 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 a single letter - s in “hésites” becomes z in “hésitez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hésites is recorded at frequency rank #28,992, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zit\. hésitez is at rank #6,097, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zi.te\.
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 35089, this pair ranks #279,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hésites vs hésitez
Shared letters: ehisté. Private to "hésites": -. Private to "hésitez": z.
"hésites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "hésitez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hésites" for "hésitez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hésites" vs "hésitez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hésites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hésitez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hésites" and "hésitez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hésita vs hésites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #279,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.