Which to use
“procèdent” and “procédons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,086
- “procèdent” frequency rank
- #47,528
- “procédons” frequency rank
- 72614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | procèdent | procédons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de procéder. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de procéder. |
Where the eye mixes procèdent and procédons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. procèdent and procédons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between procèdent and procédons
A purely visual mix-up. procèdent (\pʁɔ.sɛd\) and procédons (\pʁɔ.se.dɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
procèdent is recorded at frequency rank #25,086, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.sɛd\. procédons is at rank #47,528, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.se.dɔ̃\.
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 72614, this pair ranks #43,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of procèdent vs procédons
Shared letters: cdnopr. Private to "procèdent": etè. Private to "procédons": sé.
"procèdent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "procédons" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "procèdent" and "procédons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "procèdent" or "procédons"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "procèdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "procédons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "procèdent" and "procédons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "procédant vs procédons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,379 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.