Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "précisés" vs "précisons" - which ranks higher?
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.