Which to use
“obsèques” is a noun and “obtenues” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,222
- “obsèques” frequency rank
- #11,451
- “obtenues” frequency rank
- 24673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsèques | obtenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Convoi funèbre ayant plus ou moins un caractère de solennité. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de obtenir. |
Where the eye mixes obsèques and obtenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. obsèques and obtenues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses obsèques with obtenues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obsèques is \ɔp.sɛk\ while obtenues is \ɔp.tə.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsèques is recorded at frequency rank #13,222, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔp.sɛk\. obtenues is at rank #11,451, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tə.ny\.
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 24673, this pair ranks #345,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obsèques vs obtenues
Shared letters: beosu. Private to "obsèques": qè. Private to "obtenues": nt.
"obsèques" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "obtenues" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obtenues ← botenues · obbtenues · obetnues · obteneus · obtennues · obtenuess · obtenuse · obteunes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obsèques" for "obtenues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "obsèques" vs "obtenues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "obsèques" and "obtenues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obsèques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obsèques" and "obtenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obliques vs obsèques". 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 #345,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.