Which to use
“apparaisse” and “apparaissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,448
- “apparaisse” frequency rank
- #4,642
- “apparaissent” frequency rank
- 28090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apparaisse | apparaissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de apparaître (ou apparaitre). | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de apparaître (ou apparaitre). |
Same sound, different letters: apparaisse vs apparaissent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. apparaisse runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVCCV) against apparaissent's 12 (VCCVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: apparaisse vs apparaissent
This is the hard kind. apparaisse and apparaissent are pronounced identically (\a.pa.ʁɛs\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “apparaisse” sits inside “apparaissent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apparaisse is recorded at frequency rank #23,448, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pa.ʁɛs\. apparaissent is at rank #4,642, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pa.ʁɛs\.
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 28090, this pair ranks #324,979 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apparaisse vs apparaissent
Shared letters: aeiprs. Private to "apparaisse": -. Private to "apparaissent": nt.
"apparaisse" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV · "apparaissent" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apparaisse ← apapraisse · aparaisse · appaarisse · apparaise · apparaises · apparasise · appariasse · apparraisse
- apparaissent ← apapraissent · aparaissent · appaarissent · apparaisent · apparaisesnt · apparaissennt · apparaissentt · apparaissetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apparaisse" and "apparaissent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "apparaisse" or "apparaissent" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "apparaisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apparaissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,979 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apparaisse" and "apparaissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apparaisse vs apparaitre". 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 #324,979 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.