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 eye mixes apprécier and apprécies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. apprécier and apprécies follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: apprécier vs apprécies
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apprécier" for "apprécies" ever safe?
Which is more common, "apprécier" or "apprécies"?
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 "apprécier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apprécies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apprécier" and "apprécies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "appréciais vs apprécies". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #285,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.