Which to use
“préconisées” and “préconisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,375
- “préconisées” frequency rank
- #34,697
- “préconisent” frequency rank
- 81072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | préconisées | préconisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de préconiser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de préconiser. |
Where the eye mixes préconisées and préconisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. préconisées (CCVCVCVCVVC) and préconisent (CCVCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: préconisées vs préconisent
A purely visual mix-up. préconisées (\pʁe.kɔ.ni.ze\) and préconisent (\pʁe.kɔ.niz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
préconisées is recorded at frequency rank #46,375, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.kɔ.ni.ze\. préconisent is at rank #34,697, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.kɔ.niz\.
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 81072, this pair ranks #19,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of préconisées vs préconisent
Shared letters: ceinoprsé. Private to "préconisées": -. Private to "préconisent": t.
"préconisées" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC · "préconisent" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "préconisées" for "préconisent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "préconisées" vs "préconisent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "préconisées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "préconisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "préconisées" and "préconisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "préconisées vs préconiser". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.