Which to use
“pensés” is an adjective and “pensez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,665
- “pensés” frequency rank
- #1,782
- “pensez” frequency rank
- 36447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensés | pensez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de pensé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de penser. |
Same sound, different letters: pensés vs pensez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: pensés and pensez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɑ̃.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensés is recorded at frequency rank #34,665, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɑ̃.se\. pensez is at rank #1,782, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɑ̃.se\.
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 36447, this pair ranks #269,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pensés vs pensez
Shared letters: enps. Private to "pensés": é. Private to "pensez": z.
"pensés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pensez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pensez ← epnsez · penesz · pennsez · pensezz · penssez · pensze · pesnez · pnesez