Which to use
“obtenant” and “obtenons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,923
- “obtenant” frequency rank
- #36,073
- “obtenons” frequency rank
- 55996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obtenant | obtenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de obtenir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de obtenir. |
Where the eye mixes obtenant and obtenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. obtenant and obtenons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: obtenant vs obtenons
A purely visual mix-up. obtenant (\ɔp.tə.nɑ̃\) and obtenons (\ɔp.tə.nɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obtenant is recorded at frequency rank #19,923, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tə.nɑ̃\. obtenons is at rank #36,073, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tə.nɔ̃\.
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 55996, this pair ranks #123,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obtenant vs obtenons
Shared letters: benot. Private to "obtenant": a. Private to "obtenons": s.
"obtenant" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "obtenons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obtenant" for "obtenons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "obtenant" vs "obtenons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obtenant" and "obtenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtenait vs obtenant". 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 #123,875 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.