Which to use
“apprenez” and “apprenne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,174
- “apprenez” frequency rank
- #16,804
- “apprenne” frequency rank
- 27978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apprenez | apprenne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de apprendre. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de apprendre. |
Where the eye mixes apprenez and apprenne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apprenez (VCCCVCVC) and apprenne (VCCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: apprenez vs apprenne
A purely visual mix-up. apprenez (\a.pʁə.ne\) and apprenne (\a.pʁɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apprenez is recorded at frequency rank #11,174, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pʁə.ne\. apprenne is at rank #16,804, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɛn\.
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 27978, this pair ranks #325,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apprenez vs apprenne
Shared letters: aenpr. Private to "apprenez": z. Private to "apprenne": -.
"apprenez" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "apprenne" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apprenez" for "apprenne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "apprenez" or "apprenne"?
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 "apprenez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apprenne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apprenez" and "apprenne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apprenne vs apprentie". 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 #325,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.