Which to use
“pardonnent” and “pardonnez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,336
- “pardonnent” frequency rank
- #16,693
- “pardonnez” frequency rank
- 63029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pardonnent | pardonnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pardonner. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pardonner. |
Where the eye mixes pardonnent and pardonnez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pardonnent runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against pardonnez's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pardonnent and pardonnez
A purely visual mix-up. pardonnent (\paʁ.dɔn\) and pardonnez (\paʁ.dɔ.ne\) 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 63029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pardonnent is recorded at frequency rank #46,336, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.dɔn\. pardonnez is at rank #16,693, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.dɔ.ne\.
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 63029, this pair ranks #84,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pardonnent vs pardonnez
Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "pardonnent": t. Private to "pardonnez": z.
"pardonnent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "pardonnez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pardonnent ← aprdonnent · padronnent · parddonnent · pardnonent · pardonennt · pardonent · pardonnennt · pardonnentt
- pardonnez ← aprdonnez · padronnez · parddonnez · pardnonez · pardonenz · pardonez · pardonnezz · pardonnze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pardonnent" for "pardonnez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pardonnent" or "pardonnez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pardonnent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pardonnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pardonnent" and "pardonnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pardonnent vs pardonnera". 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 #84,036 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.