apprécier vs apprécies, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#3,734
“apprécier” frequency rank: #30,469
“apprécies” frequency rank: 34203
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	apprécier	apprécies
Definition	Déterminer ; estimer ; ressentir.	Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apprécier.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch

apprécier

9 ch

apprécies

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. apprécier (\a.pʁe.sje\) and apprécies (\a.pʁe.si\) 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 a single letter - r in “apprécier” becomes s in “apprécies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apprécier is recorded at frequency rank #3,734, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pʁe.sje\. apprécies is at rank #30,469, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁe.si\.

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 34203, this pair ranks #285,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apprécier vs apprécies

Shared letters: aceipré. Private to "apprécier": -. Private to "apprécies": s.

"apprécier" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "apprécies" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

apprécier#3,734

apprécies#30,469

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apprécier" and "apprécies" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\a.pʁe.sje\ versus \a.pʁe.si\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "apprécier" or "apprécies"?

"apprécier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,734 in our French list, against #30,469 for "apprécies". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering apprécier vs apprécies

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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