Which to use
“obsède” is a verb and “obsédés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,209
- “obsède” frequency rank
- #30,284
- “obsédés” frequency rank
- 75493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsède | obsédés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de obséder. | Pluriel de obsédé. |
Where the eye mixes obsède 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: obsède is \ɔb.sɛd\ 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsède is recorded at frequency rank #45,209, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔb.sɛd\. 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 75493, this pair ranks #33,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obsède vs obsédés
Shared letters: bdos. Private to "obsède": eè. Private to "obsédés": é.
"obsède" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "obsédés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC