Which to use
“présumés” and “prévues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,377
- “présumés” frequency rank
- #5,173
- “prévues” frequency rank
- 24550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | présumés | prévues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de présumé. | Féminin pluriel de prévu. |
Where the eye mixes présumés and prévues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. présumés runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against prévues's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses présumés with prévues
A purely visual mix-up. présumés (\pʁe.zy.me\) and prévues ([pʁe.vy]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
présumés is recorded at frequency rank #19,377, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.zy.me\. prévues is at rank #5,173, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pʁe.vy].
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 24550, this pair ranks #345,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of présumés vs prévues
Shared letters: prsué. Private to "présumés": m. Private to "prévues": ev.
"présumés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "prévues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "présumés" and "prévues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "présumés" or "prévues" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "présumés" and "prévues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "présumés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "présumés" and "prévues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pressées vs présumés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,972 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.