Which to use
“rencontrées” is an adjective and “rencontrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,852
- “rencontrées” frequency rank
- #19,967
- “rencontrez” frequency rank
- 32819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontrées | rencontrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de rencontré. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rencontrer. |
Same sound, different letters: rencontrées vs rencontrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - rencontrées / rencontrez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rencontrées and rencontrez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\. 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 32819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rencontrées is recorded at frequency rank #12,852, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\. 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 32819, this pair ranks #294,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rencontrées vs rencontrez
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "rencontrées": sé. Private to "rencontrez": z.
"rencontrées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC · "rencontrez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontrez ← erncontrez · recnontrez · renccontrez · rencnotrez · renconntrez · renconrtez · renconterz · rencontrezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rencontrées" and "rencontrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "rencontrées" or "rencontrez" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "rencontrées" / "rencontrez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontrées" 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 #294,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontrées" 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 #294,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.