Which to use
“présences” is a noun and “présentée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,126
- “présences” frequency rank
- #3,955
- “présentée” frequency rank
- 25081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | présences | présentée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de présence. | Participe passé féminin singulier de présenter. |
Where the eye mixes présences and présentée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. présences (CCVCVCCVC) and présentée (CCVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: présences vs présentée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: présences is \pʁe.zɑ̃s\ while présentée is \pʁe.zɑ̃.te\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
présences is recorded at frequency rank #21,126, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.zɑ̃s\. présentée is at rank #3,955, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.zɑ̃.te\.
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 25081, this pair ranks #342,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of présences vs présentée
Shared letters: enprsé. Private to "présences": c. Private to "présentée": t.
"présences" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "présentée" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "présences" and "présentée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "présences" or "présentée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "présences" and "présentée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "présences" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "présentée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "présences" and "présentée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "préséance vs présences". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #342,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.