Which to use
“prononcées” is an adjective and “prononcez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,027
- “prononcées” frequency rank
- #43,086
- “prononcez” frequency rank
- 61113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prononcées | prononcez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de prononcé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prononcer. |
Same sound, different letters: prononcées vs prononcez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. prononcées runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) 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 - prononcées / prononcez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prononcées 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 61113, 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\. 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 61113, this pair ranks #94,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prononcées vs prononcez
Shared letters: cenopr. Private to "prononcées": sé. Private to "prononcez": z.
"prononcées" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "prononcez" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prononcez ← pornoncez · pprononcez · prnooncez · pronnocez · pronnoncez · pronocnez · prononccez · prononcezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prononcées" for "prononcez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "prononcées" or "prononcez" show up more?
After this comparison
"prononcées" and "prononcez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "prononcées" 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 #94,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prononcées" 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 #94,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.