Which to use
“précoces” is an adjective and “préposés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,737
- “précoces” frequency rank
- #37,500
- “préposés” frequency rank
- 59237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précoces | préposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de précoce. | Pluriel de préposé. |
Where the eye mixes précoces and préposés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. précoces and préposés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: précoces vs préposés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: précoces is \pʁe.kɔs\ while préposés is \pʁe.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 59237, 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\. préposés is at rank #37,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.po.ze\.
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 59237, this pair ranks #104,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of précoces vs préposés
Shared letters: oprsé. Private to "précoces": ce. Private to "préposés": -.
"précoces" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "préposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précoces" for "préposés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "précoces" or "préposés" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "précoces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "préposés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précoces" and "préposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précisés vs préposés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.