Which to use
“précédés” is a verb and “précoces” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,414
- “précédés” frequency rank
- #21,737
- “précoces” frequency rank
- 55151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précédés | précoces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de précéder. | Pluriel de précoce. |
Where the eye mixes précédés and précoces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between précédés and précoces
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: précédés is \pʁe.se.de\ while précoces is \pʁe.kɔs\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55151, 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\. précoces is at rank #21,737, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.kɔs\.
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 55151, this pair ranks #129,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of précédés vs précoces
Shared letters: cprsé. Private to "précédés": d. Private to "précoces": eo.
"précédés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "précoces" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "précédés" and "précoces" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "précédés" or "précoces"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "précédés" and "précoces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "précédés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précoces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précédés" and "précoces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précédées vs précédés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #129,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.