Which to use
“méprisent” and “méprisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,713
- “méprisent” frequency rank
- #49,810
- “méprisés” frequency rank
- 80523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | méprisent | méprisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mépriser. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de mépriser. |
Where the eye mixes méprisent and méprisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. méprisent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against méprisés's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: méprisent vs méprisés
A purely visual mix-up. méprisent (\me.pʁiz\) and méprisés (\me.pʁi.ze\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
méprisent is recorded at frequency rank #30,713, classified as averb, pronounced \me.pʁiz\. méprisés is at rank #49,810, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.pʁi.ze\.
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 80523, this pair ranks #20,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of méprisent vs méprisés
Shared letters: imprsé. Private to "méprisent": ent. Private to "méprisés": -.
"méprisent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "méprisés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "méprisent" and "méprisés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "méprisent" vs "méprisés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "méprisent" and "méprisés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "méprisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "méprisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "méprisent" and "méprisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "méprisés vs mérités". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.