Which to use
“précepte” and “précepteur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,536
- “précepte” frequency rank
- #29,091
- “précepteur” frequency rank
- 76627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précepte | précepteur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Règle ; leçon ; enseignement. | Celui qui est chargé de l’instruction et de l’éducation d’un enfant, d’un jeune homme. |
Where the eye mixes précepte and précepteur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. précepte runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against précepteur's 10 (CCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses précepte with précepteur
A purely visual mix-up. précepte (\pʁe.sɛpt\) and précepteur (\pʁe.sɛp.tœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “précepte” sits inside “précepteur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précepte is recorded at frequency rank #47,536, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.sɛpt\. précepteur is at rank #29,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.sɛp.tœʁ\.
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 76627, this pair ranks #30,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précepte vs précepteur
Shared letters: ceprté. Private to "précepte": -. Private to "précepteur": u.
"précepte" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "précepteur" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précepte" for "précepteur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "précepte" vs "précepteur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "précepte" and "précepteur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "précepte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précepteur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précepte" and "précepteur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précepte vs précité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.