Which to use
“précédées” is a verb and “préceptes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,123
- “précédées” frequency rank
- #22,382
- “préceptes” frequency rank
- 70505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précédées | préceptes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de précéder. | Pluriel de précepte. |
Where the eye mixes précédées and préceptes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. précédées (CCVCVCVVC) and préceptes (CCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between précédées and préceptes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: précédées is \pʁe.se.de\ while préceptes is \pʁe.sɛpt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précédées is recorded at frequency rank #48,123, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.se.de\. préceptes is at rank #22,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.sɛpt\.
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 70505, this pair ranks #51,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précédées vs préceptes
Shared letters: ceprsé. Private to "précédées": d. Private to "préceptes": t.
"précédées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "préceptes" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "précédées" and "préceptes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "précédées" vs "préceptes" - 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 "précédées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "préceptes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précédées" and "préceptes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précédées vs prélevées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,084 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.