Which to use
“prévient” and “prévoient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,231
- “prévient” frequency rank
- #16,453
- “prévoient” frequency rank
- 28684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prévient | prévoient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de prévenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prévoir. |
Where the eye mixes prévient and prévoient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prévient runs 8 letters (CCVCVVCC) against prévoient's 9 (CCVCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prévient with prévoient
A purely visual mix-up. prévient (\pʁe.vjɛ̃\) and prévoient (\pʁe.vwa\) 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 28684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prévient is recorded at frequency rank #12,231, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.vjɛ̃\. prévoient is at rank #16,453, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.vwa\.
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 28684, this pair ranks #321,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prévient vs prévoient
Shared letters: einprtvé. Private to "prévient": -. Private to "prévoient": o.
"prévient" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC · "prévoient" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prévient" for "prévoient" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prévient" vs "prévoient" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prévient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévoient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prévient" and "prévoient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêchent vs prévient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #321,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.