Which to use
“semblent” and “semblez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,339
- “semblent” frequency rank
- #24,028
- “semblez” frequency rank
- 26367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | semblent | semblez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sembler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sembler. |
Where the eye mixes semblent and semblez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. semblent runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against semblez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses semblent with semblez
A purely visual mix-up. semblent (\sɑ̃bl\) and semblez (\sɑ̃.ble\) 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 26367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
semblent is recorded at frequency rank #2,339, classified as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃bl\. semblez is at rank #24,028, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.ble\.
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 26367, this pair ranks #335,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of semblent vs semblez
Shared letters: belms. Private to "semblent": nt. Private to "semblez": z.
"semblent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "semblez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "semblent" and "semblez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "semblent" or "semblez" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "semblent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "semblez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "semblent" and "semblez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semblera vs semblez". 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 #335,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.