Which to use
“prononcé” is an adjective and “prononcez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,792
- “prononcé” frequency rank
- #43,086
- “prononcez” frequency rank
- 47878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prononcé | prononcez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été dit. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prononcer. |
Same sound, different letters: prononcé vs prononcez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. prononcé runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against prononcez's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - prononcé / prononcez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prononcé and prononcez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɔ.nɔ̃.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 47878, 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\. prononcez is at rank #43,086, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.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 47878, this pair ranks #183,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prononcé vs prononcez
Shared letters: cnopr. Private to "prononcé": é. Private to "prononcez": ez.
"prononcé" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "prononcez" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prononcez ← pornoncez · pprononcez · prnooncez · pronnocez · pronnoncez · pronocnez · prononccez · prononcezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prononcé" and "prononcez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prononcé" or "prononcez"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "prononcé" / "prononcez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prononcé" and "prononcez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prononcera vs prononcez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #183,428 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.