Which to use
“rencontrer” and “rencontrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,374
- “rencontrer” frequency rank
- #19,967
- “rencontrez” frequency rank
- 21341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontrer | rencontrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trouver en chemin une personne ou une chose. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rencontrer. |
Same sound, different letters: rencontrer vs rencontrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Homophone desk: rencontrer vs rencontrez
This is the hard kind. rencontrer and rencontrez are pronounced identically (\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “rencontrer” becomes z in “rencontrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rencontrer is recorded at frequency rank #1,374, classified as averb, 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 21341, this pair ranks #363,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rencontrer vs rencontrez
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "rencontrer": -. Private to "rencontrez": z.
"rencontrer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "rencontrez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontrer ← erncontrer · recnontrer · renccontrer · rencnotrer · renconntrer · renconrter · renconterr · rencontrerr
- rencontrez ← erncontrez · recnontrez · renccontrez · rencnotrez · renconntrez · renconrtez · renconterz · rencontrezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rencontrer" for "rencontrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rencontrer" vs "rencontrez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "rencontrer" / "rencontrez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontrer" 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 #363,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontrer" 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 #363,677 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.