Which to use
“préconisé” and “préconisée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,145
- “préconisé” frequency rank
- #38,992
- “préconisée” frequency rank
- 65137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | préconisé | préconisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de préconiser. | Participe passé féminin singulier de préconiser. |
Same sound, different letters: préconisé vs préconisée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. préconisé runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against préconisée's 10 (CCVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: préconisé vs préconisée
This is the hard kind. préconisé and préconisée are pronounced identically (\pʁe.kɔ.ni.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “préconisé” sits inside “préconisée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
préconisé is recorded at frequency rank #26,145, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.kɔ.ni.ze\. préconisée is at rank #38,992, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.kɔ.ni.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 65137, this pair ranks #73,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of préconisé vs préconisée
Shared letters: cinoprsé. Private to "préconisé": -. Private to "préconisée": e.
"préconisé" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "préconisée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "préconisé" and "préconisée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "préconisé" or "préconisée"?
What to do next
"préconisé" and "préconisée" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "préconisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "préconisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "préconisé" and "préconisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "préconisée vs préconiser". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.