Which to use
“apprécies” is a verb and “approches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,469
- “apprécies” frequency rank
- #9,601
- “approches” frequency rank
- 40070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apprécies | approches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apprécier. | Pluriel de approche. |
Where the eye mixes apprécies and approches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apprécies (VCCCVCVVC) and approches (VCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: apprécies vs approches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apprécies is \a.pʁe.si\ while approches is \a.pʁɔʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40070, 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\. approches is at rank #9,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pʁɔʃ\.
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 40070, this pair ranks #243,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apprécies vs approches
Shared letters: aceprs. Private to "apprécies": ié. Private to "approches": ho.
"apprécies" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "approches" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- approches ← apporches · apprcohes · approcches · approcehs · approchess · approchhes · approchse · approhces
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apprécies" and "approches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "apprécies" or "approches" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "apprécies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "approches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apprécies" and "approches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "appréciais vs apprécies". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #243,273 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.