apprécievsappréciéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“apprécie” and “appréciées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,893
“apprécie” frequency rank
#25,203
“appréciées” frequency rank
29096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apprécie appréciées
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apprécier. Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe apprécier.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apprécie and appréciées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
apprécie
10 ch
appréciées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. apprécie (\a.pʁe.si\) and appréciées (\a.pʁe.sje\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apprécie is recorded at frequency rank #3,893, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pʁe.si\. appréciées is at rank #25,203, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁe.sje\.

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 29096, this pair ranks #318,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apprécie vs appréciées

Shared letters: aceipré. Private to "apprécie": -. Private to "appréciées": s.

"apprécie" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV  ·  "appréciées" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVVC

Frequency comparison

apprécie#3,893
appréciées#25,203

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apprécie" and "appréciées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.pʁe.si\ versus \a.pʁe.sje\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apprécie" or "appréciées"?
"apprécie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,893 in our French list, against #25,203 for "appréciées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering apprécie vs appréciées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apprécie” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list