Which to use
“possédés” is an adjective and “possédons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,837
- “possédés” frequency rank
- #29,918
- “possédons” frequency rank
- 63755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | possédés | possédons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de possédé. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de posséder. |
Where the eye mixes possédés and possédons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. possédés runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against possédons's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: possédés vs possédons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: possédés is \pɔ.se.de\ while possédons is \pɔ.se.dɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
possédés is recorded at frequency rank #33,837, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔ.se.de\. possédons is at rank #29,918, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɔ.se.dɔ̃\.
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 63755, this pair ranks #80,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of possédés vs possédons
Shared letters: dopsé. Private to "possédés": -. Private to "possédons": n.
"possédés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "possédons" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "possédés" for "possédons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "possédés" vs "possédons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "possédés" and "possédons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "possédés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "possédons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "possédés" and "possédons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "possédés vs postées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #80,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.