Which to use
“présences” is a noun and “présentées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,126
- “présences” frequency rank
- #6,876
- “présentées” frequency rank
- 28002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | présences | présentées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de présence. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de présenter. |
Where the eye mixes présences and présentées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. présences runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against présentées's 10 (CCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between présences and présentées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: présences is \pʁe.zɑ̃s\ while présentées is \pʁe.zɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28002, 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\. présentées is at rank #6,876, 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 28002, this pair ranks #325,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of présences vs présentées
Shared letters: enprsé. Private to "présences": c. Private to "présentées": t.
"présences" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "présentées" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "présences" and "présentées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "présences" or "présentées"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "présences" and "présentées" 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 "présentées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "présences" and "présentées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "préséance vs présences". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #325,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.