Which to use
“apprécies” and “appréciez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,469
- “apprécies” frequency rank
- #22,168
- “appréciez” frequency rank
- 52637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apprécies | appréciez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apprécier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe apprécier. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apprécies and appréciez apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. apprécies (\a.pʁe.si\) and appréciez (\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 a single letter - s in “apprécies” becomes z in “appréciez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apprécies is recorded at frequency rank #30,469, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pʁe.si\. appréciez is at rank #22,168, 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 52637, this pair ranks #146,303 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apprécies vs appréciez
Shared letters: aceipré. Private to "apprécies": s. Private to "appréciez": z.
"apprécies" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "appréciez" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering apprécies vs appréciez
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 “apprécies” entry
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