Which to use
“poursuivez” is a verb and “poursuivies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,079
- “poursuivez” frequency rank
- #25,773
- “poursuivies” frequency rank
- 68852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poursuivez | poursuivies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de poursuivre. | Féminin pluriel de poursuivi. |
Where the eye mixes poursuivez and poursuivies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. poursuivez runs 10 letters (CVVCCVVCVC) against poursuivies's 11 (CVVCCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between poursuivez and poursuivies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: poursuivez is \puʁ.sɥi.ve\ while poursuivies is \puʁ.sɥi.vi\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poursuivez is recorded at frequency rank #43,079, classified as averb, pronounced \puʁ.sɥi.ve\. poursuivies is at rank #25,773, tagged as anadj, pronounced \puʁ.sɥi.vi\.
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 68852, this pair ranks #57,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of poursuivez vs poursuivies
Shared letters: eioprsuv. Private to "poursuivez": z. Private to "poursuivies": -.
"poursuivez" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC · "poursuivies" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poursuivez ← opursuivez · porusuivez · pourrsuivez · poursiuvez · pourssuivez · poursuievz · poursuivezz · poursuivvez
- poursuivies ← opursuivies · porusuivies · pourrsuivies · poursiuvies · pourssuivies · poursuiives · poursuiveis · poursuiviess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poursuivez" for "poursuivies" ever safe?
Frequency check: "poursuivez" vs "poursuivies" - 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 "poursuivez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poursuivies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poursuivez" and "poursuivies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poursuive vs poursuivez". 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 #57,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.