priséesvsprisésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: prisées is a noun, prisés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“prisées” is a noun and “prisés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,611
“prisées” frequency rank
#37,979
“prisés” frequency rank
81590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prisées prisés
Definition Pluriel de prisée. Masculin pluriel de prisé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set prisées and prisés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
prisées
6 ch
prisés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prisées and prisés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁi.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prisées is recorded at frequency rank #43,611, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁi.ze\. prisés is at rank #37,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.ze\.

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 81590, this pair ranks #18,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of prisées vs prisés

Shared letters: iprsé. Private to "prisées": e. Private to "prisés": -.

"prisées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "prisés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Frequency comparison

prisées#43,611
prisés#37,979

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prisées" and "prisés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "prisées" is a noun and "prisés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "prisées" or "prisés"?
"prisés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,979 in our French list, against #43,611 for "prisées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering prisées vs prisés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “prisées”; for an adjective, it's “prisés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “prisées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list