Which to use
“press” and “pressez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,731
- “press” frequency rank
- #43,082
- “pressez” frequency rank
- 49813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | press | pressez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de pressen. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de presser. |
Where the eye mixes press and pressez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. press runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against pressez's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between press and pressez
A purely visual mix-up. press (\pʁɛs\) and pressez (\pʁɛ.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “press” sits inside “pressez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
press is recorded at frequency rank #6,731, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɛs\. pressez is at rank #43,082, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɛ.se\.
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 49813, this pair ranks #167,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of press vs pressez
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "press": -. Private to "pressez": z.
"press" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "pressez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "press" and "pressez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "press" vs "pressez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "press" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pressez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "press" and "pressez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pressées vs pressez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #167,681 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.