Which to use
“apprécie” and “apprécier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,893
- “apprécie” frequency rank
- #3,734
- “apprécier” frequency rank
- 7627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apprécie | apprécier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apprécier. | Déterminer ; estimer ; ressentir. |
Where the eye mixes apprécie and apprécier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. apprécie runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVV) against apprécier's 9 (VCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apprécie and apprécier
A purely visual mix-up. apprécie (\a.pʁe.si\) and apprécier (\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 1 extra letter(s) - “apprécie” sits inside “apprécier”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7627, 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\. apprécier is at rank #3,734, 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 7627, this pair ranks #422,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apprécie vs apprécier
Shared letters: aceipré. Private to "apprécie": -. Private to "apprécier": -.
"apprécie" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "apprécier" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apprécie" for "apprécier" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "apprécie" or "apprécier" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apprécie" and "apprécier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apprécie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apprécier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apprécie" and "apprécier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apprécier vs apprécierez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #422,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.