Which to use
“précepte” and “présente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,536
- “précepte” frequency rank
- #620
- “présente” frequency rank
- 48156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précepte | présente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Règle ; leçon ; enseignement. | Lettre que l’on envoie. |
Where the eye mixes précepte and présente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: précepte vs présente
A purely visual mix-up. précepte (\pʁe.sɛpt\) and présente (\pʁe.zɑ̃t\) 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 48156, 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\. présente is at rank #620, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.zɑ̃t\.
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 48156, this pair ranks #181,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of précepte vs présente
Shared letters: eprté. Private to "précepte": c. Private to "présente": ns.
"précepte" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "présente" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "précepte" and "présente" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "précepte" or "présente" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "précepte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "présente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précepte" and "présente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précepte vs précité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #181,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.