Which to use
“obligés” is an adjective and “obligez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,792
- “obligés” frequency rank
- #38,948
- “obligez” frequency rank
- 44740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obligés | obligez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de obligé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de obliger. |
Same sound, different letters: obligés vs obligez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. obligés and obligez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - obligés / obligez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: obligés 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obligés is recorded at frequency rank #5,792, 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 44740, this pair ranks #208,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obligés vs obligez
Shared letters: bgilo. Private to "obligés": sé. Private to "obligez": ez.
"obligés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "obligez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obligez ← boligez · obbligez · obilgez · oblgiez · obliegz · obligezz · obliggez · obligze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obligés" and "obligez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "obligés" or "obligez"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "obligés" 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 #208,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obligés" 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 #208,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.