Which to use
“précédées” and “précisées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,123
- “précédées” frequency rank
- #33,847
- “précisées” frequency rank
- 81970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précédées | précisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de précéder. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de préciser. |
Where the eye mixes précédées and précisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. précédées and précisées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between précédées and précisées
A purely visual mix-up. précédées (\pʁe.se.de\) and précisées (\pʁe.si.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81970, 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\. précisées is at rank #33,847, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.si.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 81970, this pair ranks #17,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précédées vs précisées
Shared letters: ceprsé. Private to "précédées": d. Private to "précisées": i.
"précédées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "précisées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "précédées" and "précisées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "précédées" or "précisées" show up more?
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 "précisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précédées" and "précisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précédées vs prélevées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #17,698 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.