Which to use
“prétendez” and “prétends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,502
- “prétendez” frequency rank
- #18,294
- “prétends” frequency rank
- 55796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prétendez | prétends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de prétendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de prétendre. |
Where the eye mixes prétendez and prétends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prétendez vs prétends
A purely visual mix-up. prétendez (\pʁe.tɑ̃.de\) and prétends (\pʁe.tɑ̃\) 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 55796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prétendez is recorded at frequency rank #37,502, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.tɑ̃.de\. prétends is at rank #18,294, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.tɑ̃\.
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 55796, this pair ranks #125,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prétendez vs prétends
Shared letters: denprté. Private to "prétendez": z. Private to "prétends": s.
"prétendez" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "prétends" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prétendez" and "prétends" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "prétendez" vs "prétends" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "prétendez" and "prétends" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prétendez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prétends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prétendez" and "prétends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prétendez vs prétendues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #125,194 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.