Which to use
“apprendre” and “apprends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #956
- “apprendre” frequency rank
- #5,424
- “apprends” frequency rank
- 6380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apprendre | apprends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acquérir une connaissance ou un savoir-faire. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de apprendre. |
Where the eye mixes apprendre and apprends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apprendre and apprends
A purely visual mix-up. apprendre (\a.pʁɑ̃dʁ\) and apprends (\a.pʁɑ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apprendre is recorded at frequency rank #956, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɑ̃dʁ\. apprends is at rank #5,424, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɑ̃\.
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 6380, this pair ranks #426,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apprendre vs apprends
Shared letters: adenpr. Private to "apprendre": -. Private to "apprends": s.
"apprendre" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV · "apprends" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apprendre" and "apprends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apprendre" vs "apprends" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apprendre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apprends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apprendre" and "apprends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apprenais vs apprends". 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 #426,401 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.