Which to use
“précisons” is a verb and “prévisions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,093
- “précisons” frequency rank
- #7,106
- “prévisions” frequency rank
- 36199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précisons | prévisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de préciser. | Pluriel de prévision. |
Where the eye mixes précisons and prévisions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. précisons runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCC) against prévisions's 10 (CCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between précisons and prévisions
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: précisons is \pʁe.si.zɔ̃\ while prévisions is \pʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précisons is recorded at frequency rank #29,093, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.si.zɔ̃\. prévisions is at rank #7,106, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\.
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 36199, this pair ranks #271,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of précisons vs prévisions
Shared letters: inoprsé. Private to "précisons": c. Private to "prévisions": v.
"précisons" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "prévisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "précisons" and "prévisions" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "précisons" or "prévisions" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "précisons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévisions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précisons" and "prévisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precision vs précisons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #271,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.