Which to use
“prononcée” and “prononcés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,897
- “prononcée” frequency rank
- #15,972
- “prononcés” frequency rank
- 25869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prononcée | prononcés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de prononcé. | Masculin pluriel de prononcé. |
Where the eye mixes prononcée and prononcés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prononcée (CCVCVCCVV) and prononcés (CCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses prononcée with prononcés
A purely visual mix-up. prononcée (\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 a single letter - e in “prononcée” becomes s in “prononcés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prononcée is recorded at frequency rank #9,897, 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 25869, this pair ranks #338,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prononcée vs prononcés
Shared letters: cnopré. Private to "prononcée": e. Private to "prononcés": s.
"prononcée" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV · "prononcés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prononcée" and "prononcés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "prononcée" or "prononcés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcée" 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 #338,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prononcée" and "prononcés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prononcés vs prononcez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #338,413 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.