Which to use
“pensez” and “peser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,782
- “pensez” frequency rank
- #8,751
- “peser” frequency rank
- 10533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensez | peser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de penser. | Examiner la pesanteur d’une chose, la rapporter à un poids déterminé. |
Where the eye mixes pensez and peser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pensez vs peser
A purely visual mix-up. pensez (\pɑ̃.se\) and peser (\pə.ze\) 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 10533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensez is recorded at frequency rank #1,782, classified as averb, pronounced \pɑ̃.se\. peser is at rank #8,751, tagged as averb, pronounced \pə.ze\.
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 10533, this pair ranks #412,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pensez vs peser
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pensez": nz. Private to "peser": r.
"pensez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "peser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pensez" for "peser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pensez" vs "peser" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensez" and "peser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs peser". 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 #412,630 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.