Which to use
“obscènes” is an adjective and “obsédés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,949
- “obscènes” frequency rank
- #30,284
- “obsédés” frequency rank
- 69233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obscènes | obsédés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de obscène. | Pluriel de obsédé. |
Where the eye mixes obscènes and obsédés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obscènes is \ɔp.sɛn\ while obsédés is \ɔb.se.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obscènes is recorded at frequency rank #38,949, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔp.sɛn\. obsédés is at rank #30,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔb.se.de\.
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 69233, this pair ranks #55,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obscènes vs obsédés
Shared letters: bos. Private to "obscènes": cenè. Private to "obsédés": dé.
"obscènes" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "obsédés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC