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“précisés” and “précisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,991
“précisés” frequency rank
#29,093
“précisons” frequency rank
68084
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature précisés précisons
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de préciser. Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de préciser.

Where the eye mixes précisés and précisons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. précisés runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against précisons's 9 (CCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
précisés
9 ch
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Look-alike desk: précisés vs précisons

A purely visual mix-up. précisés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

précisés is recorded at frequency rank #38,991, 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 68084, this pair ranks #60,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of précisés vs précisons

Shared letters: ciprsé. Private to "précisés": -. Private to "précisons": no.

"précisés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "précisons" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "précisés" and "précisons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\pʁe.si.ze\ versus \pʁe.si.zɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "précisés" vs "précisons" - which ranks higher?
"précisons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,093 in our French list, against #38,991 for "précisés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "précisés" and "précisons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "précisés" 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 #60,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "précisés" and "précisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précisés vs précitée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #60,635 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list