Which to use
“obtenus” and “obtiens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,222
- “obtenus” frequency rank
- #19,924
- “obtiens” frequency rank
- 26146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obtenus | obtiens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de obtenir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de obtenir. |
Where the eye mixes obtenus and obtiens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. obtenus (VCCVCVC) and obtiens (VCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between obtenus and obtiens
A purely visual mix-up. obtenus (\ɔp.tə.ny\) and obtiens (\ɔp.tjɛ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obtenus is recorded at frequency rank #6,222, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tə.ny\. obtiens is at rank #19,924, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tjɛ̃\.
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 26146, this pair ranks #336,860 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obtenus vs obtiens
Shared letters: benost. Private to "obtenus": u. Private to "obtiens": i.
"obtenus" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "obtiens" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obtenus" and "obtiens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "obtenus" or "obtiens" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtiens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,860 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obtenus" and "obtiens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtiens vs orties". 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 #336,860 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.