Which to use
“précoces” is an adjective and “prémices” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,737
- “précoces” frequency rank
- #23,995
- “prémices” frequency rank
- 45732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précoces | prémices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de précoce. | Dans l'Antiquité, premiers produits de la terre ou du bétail donnés en offrande à une divinité. |
Where the eye mixes précoces and prémices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. précoces and prémices follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses précoces with prémices
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: précoces is \pʁe.kɔs\ while prémices is \pʁe.mis\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précoces is recorded at frequency rank #21,737, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.kɔs\. prémices is at rank #23,995, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.mis\.
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 45732, this pair ranks #200,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of précoces vs prémices
Shared letters: ceprsé. Private to "précoces": o. Private to "prémices": im.
"précoces" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "prémices" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "précoces" and "prémices" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "précoces" or "prémices"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "précoces" and "prémices" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "précoces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prémices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précoces" and "prémices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précoces vs préconçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.