Which to use
“rencontra” and “rencontrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,653
- “rencontra” frequency rank
- #19,967
- “rencontrez” frequency rank
- 39620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontra | rencontrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rencontrer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rencontrer. |
Where the eye mixes rencontra and rencontrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rencontra vs rencontrez
A purely visual mix-up. rencontra (\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\) and rencontrez (\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rencontra is recorded at frequency rank #19,653, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\. rencontrez is at rank #19,967, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\.
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 39620, this pair ranks #246,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rencontra vs rencontrez
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "rencontra": a. Private to "rencontrez": z.
"rencontra" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "rencontrez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontra ← erncontra · recnontra · renccontra · rencnotra · renconntra · renconrta · rencontar · rencontrra
- rencontrez ← erncontrez · recnontrez · renccontrez · rencnotrez · renconntrez · renconrtez · renconterz · rencontrezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rencontra" for "rencontrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rencontra" vs "rencontrez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontra" and "rencontrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rencontrerez vs rencontrez". 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 #246,628 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.