Which to use
“obsédés” and “obsèques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,284
- “obsédés” frequency rank
- #13,222
- “obsèques” frequency rank
- 43506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsédés | obsèques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de obsédé. | Convoi funèbre ayant plus ou moins un caractère de solennité. |
Where the eye mixes obsédés and obsèques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. obsédés runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against obsèques's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses obsédés with obsèques
A purely visual mix-up. obsédés (\ɔb.se.de\) and obsèques (\ɔp.sɛk\) 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 43506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsédés is recorded at frequency rank #30,284, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔb.se.de\. obsèques is at rank #13,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔp.sɛk\.
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 43506, this pair ranks #217,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obsédés vs obsèques
Shared letters: bos. Private to "obsédés": dé. Private to "obsèques": equè.
"obsédés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "obsèques" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obsédés" and "obsèques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "obsédés" or "obsèques"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "obsédés" and "obsèques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obsédés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obsèques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obsédés" and "obsèques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obsède vs obsédés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #217,548 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.