Which to use
“appris” and “appuies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,315
- “appris” frequency rank
- #34,868
- “appuies” frequency rank
- 36183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appris | appuies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin (singulier ou pluriel) du verbe apprendre. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe appuyer. |
Where the eye mixes appris and appuies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between appris and appuies
A purely visual mix-up. appris (\a.pʁi\) and appuies (\a.pɥi\) 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 36183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
appris is recorded at frequency rank #1,315, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pʁi\. appuies is at rank #34,868, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pɥi\.
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 36183, this pair ranks #271,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of appris vs appuies
Shared letters: aips. Private to "appris": r. Private to "appuies": eu.
"appris" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "appuies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "appris" for "appuies" ever safe?
Frequency check: "appris" vs "appuies" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "appris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "appuies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "appris" and "appuies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "appuiera vs appuies". 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 #271,431 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.