Which to use
“obligées” is an adjective and “obligez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,628
- “obligées” frequency rank
- #38,948
- “obligez” frequency rank
- 62576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obligées | obligez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de obligé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de obliger. |
Same sound, different letters: obligées vs obligez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. obligées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against obligez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - obligées and obligez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: obligées and obligez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɔ.bli.ʒe\. 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 62576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obligées is recorded at frequency rank #23,628, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.bli.ʒe\. obligez is at rank #38,948, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔ.bli.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 62576, this pair ranks #86,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obligées vs obligez
Shared letters: begilo. Private to "obligées": sé. Private to "obligez": z.
"obligées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "obligez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obligez ← boligez · obbligez · obilgez · oblgiez · obliegz · obligezz · obliggez · obligze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obligées" and "obligez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "obligées" or "obligez"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "obligées" / "obligez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "obligées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obligez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obligées" and "obligez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obligea vs obligez". 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 #86,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.