Which to use
“précédés” and “précisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,414
- “précédés” frequency rank
- #38,991
- “précisés” frequency rank
- 72405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précédés | précisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de précéder. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de préciser. |
Where the eye mixes précédés and précisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. précédés and précisés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses précédés with précisés
A purely visual mix-up. précédés (\pʁe.se.de\) and précisés (\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 72405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précédés is recorded at frequency rank #33,414, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.se.de\. précisés is at rank #38,991, 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 72405, this pair ranks #44,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précédés vs précisés
Shared letters: cprsé. Private to "précédés": d. Private to "précisés": i.
"précédés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "précisés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "précédés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précédés" and "précisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précisés vs précitée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,114 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.