apprendravsapprendreWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,911
“apprendra” frequency rank
#956
“apprendre” frequency rank
12867
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apprendra apprendre
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de apprendre. Acquérir une connaissance ou un savoir-faire.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
apprendra
9 ch
apprendre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. apprendra (\a.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\) and apprendre (\a.pʁɑ̃dʁ\) 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 - a in “apprendra” becomes e in “apprendre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apprendra is recorded at frequency rank #11,911, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\. apprendre is at rank #956, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɑ̃dʁ\.

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 12867, this pair ranks #403,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of apprendra vs apprendre

Shared letters: adenpr. Private to "apprendra": -. Private to "apprendre": -.

"apprendra" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV  ·  "apprendre" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apprendraapperndra · apprednra · apprendar · apprenddra · apprendrra · apprenndra · apprenrda · apprnedra
  • apprendreapperndre · apprednre · apprenddre · apprender · apprendrre · apprenndre · apprenrde · apprnedre

Frequency comparison

apprendra#11,911
apprendre#956

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apprendra" and "apprendre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\ versus \a.pʁɑ̃dʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apprendra" or "apprendre"?
"apprendre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #956 in our French list, against #11,911 for "apprendra". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering apprendra vs apprendre

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 “apprendra” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list