Which to use
“poursuive” and “poursuivez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,538
- “poursuive” frequency rank
- #43,079
- “poursuivez” frequency rank
- 79617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poursuive | poursuivez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de poursuivre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de poursuivre. |
Where the eye mixes poursuive and poursuivez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. poursuive runs 9 letters (CVVCCVVCV) against poursuivez's 10 (CVVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poursuive with poursuivez
A purely visual mix-up. poursuive (\puʁ.sɥiv\) and poursuivez (\puʁ.sɥi.ve\) 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 extra letter(s) - “poursuive” sits inside “poursuivez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poursuive is recorded at frequency rank #36,538, classified as averb, pronounced \puʁ.sɥiv\. poursuivez is at rank #43,079, tagged as averb, pronounced \puʁ.sɥi.ve\.
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 79617, this pair ranks #22,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of poursuive vs poursuivez
Shared letters: eioprsuv. Private to "poursuive": -. Private to "poursuivez": z.
"poursuive" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "poursuivez" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poursuive ← opursuive · porusuive · pourrsuive · poursiuve · pourssuive · poursuiev · poursuivve · poursuvie
- poursuivez ← opursuivez · porusuivez · pourrsuivez · poursiuvez · pourssuivez · poursuievz · poursuivezz · poursuivvez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poursuive" and "poursuivez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "poursuive" vs "poursuivez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poursuive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poursuivez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poursuive" and "poursuivez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poursuis vs poursuive". 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 #22,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.