Which to use
“renonce” is a noun and “renoncez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,378
- “renonce” frequency rank
- #48,761
- “renoncez” frequency rank
- 58139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renonce | renoncez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de ne pas fournir de la couleur demandée ; état de celui qui ne peut pas fournir d’une couleur. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de renoncer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set renonce and renoncez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
renonce and renoncez form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “renonce” sits inside “renoncez” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renonce is recorded at frequency rank #9,378, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ̃s\. renoncez is at rank #48,761, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 58139, this pair ranks #110,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "renonce" and "renoncez" be used interchangeably?
Remembering renonce vs renoncez
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “renonce”; for a verb, it's “renoncez”.
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