Which to use
“précisées” and “précisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,847
- “précisées” frequency rank
- #29,093
- “précisons” frequency rank
- 62940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précisées | précisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de préciser. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de préciser. |
Where the eye mixes précisées and précisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. précisées (CCVCVCVVC) and précisons (CCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses précisées with précisons
A purely visual mix-up. précisées (\pʁe.si.ze\) and précisons (\pʁe.si.zɔ̃\) 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 62940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précisées is recorded at frequency rank #33,847, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.si.ze\. précisons is at rank #29,093, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.si.zɔ̃\.
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 62940, this pair ranks #84,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précisées vs précisons
Shared letters: ciprsé. Private to "précisées": e. Private to "précisons": no.
"précisées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "précisons" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précisées" for "précisons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "précisées" vs "précisons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "précisées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précisées" and "précisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précédées vs précisées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #84,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.