Which to use
“préceptes” and “précepteur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,382
- “préceptes” frequency rank
- #29,091
- “précepteur” frequency rank
- 51473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | préceptes | précepteur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de précepte. | Celui qui est chargé de l’instruction et de l’éducation d’un enfant, d’un jeune homme. |
Where the eye mixes préceptes and précepteur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. préceptes runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against précepteur's 10 (CCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between préceptes and précepteur
A purely visual mix-up. préceptes (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
préceptes is recorded at frequency rank #22,382, 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 51473, this pair ranks #154,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of préceptes vs précepteur
Shared letters: ceprté. Private to "préceptes": s. Private to "précepteur": u.
"préceptes" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "précepteur" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "préceptes" and "précepteur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "préceptes" or "précepteur"?
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 "préceptes" 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 #154,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "préceptes" and "précepteur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percepteur vs précepteur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.