Which to use
“prononcé” and “prononcés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,792
- “prononcé” frequency rank
- #15,972
- “prononcés” frequency rank
- 20764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prononcé | prononcés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été dit. | Masculin pluriel de prononcé. |
Where the eye mixes prononcé and prononcés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prononcé runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against prononcés's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prononcé with prononcés
A purely visual mix-up. prononcé (\pʁɔ.nɔ̃.se\) and prononcés (\pʁo.nɔ̃.se\) 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 extra letter(s) - “prononcé” sits inside “prononcés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prononcé is recorded at frequency rank #4,792, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.nɔ̃.se\. prononcés is at rank #15,972, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁo.nɔ̃.se\.
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 20764, this pair ranks #366,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prononcé vs prononcés
Shared letters: cnopré. Private to "prononcé": -. Private to "prononcés": s.
"prononcé" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "prononcés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prononcé" and "prononcés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "prononcé" vs "prononcés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "prononcé" and "prononcés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prononcé" and "prononcés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prononcés vs prononcez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #366,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.