Which to use
“prononcées” is an adjective and “prononcer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,027
- “prononcées” frequency rank
- #4,971
- “prononcer” frequency rank
- 22998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prononcées | prononcer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de prononcé. | Proférer, articuler les sons, les syllabes, les mots, en exprimer les prononciations. |
Same sound, different letters: prononcées vs prononcer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. prononcées runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) against prononcer's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: prononcées vs prononcer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prononcées and prononcer 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 22998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prononcées is recorded at frequency rank #18,027, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.nɔ̃.se\. prononcer is at rank #4,971, 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 22998, this pair ranks #354,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prononcées vs prononcer
Shared letters: cenopr. Private to "prononcées": sé. Private to "prononcer": -.
"prononcées" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "prononcer" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prononcer ← pornoncer · pprononcer · prnooncer · pronnocer · pronnoncer · pronocner · prononccer · prononcerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prononcées" and "prononcer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prononcées" or "prononcer"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "prononcées" / "prononcer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prononcées" and "prononcer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prononcées 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 #354,936 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.