Which to use
“approches” is a noun and “approchez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,601
- “approches” frequency rank
- #30,467
- “approchez” frequency rank
- 40068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | approches | approchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de approche. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe approcher. |
Where the eye mixes approches and approchez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: approches vs approchez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: approches is \a.pʁɔʃ\ while approchez is \a.pʁɔ.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “approches” becomes z in “approchez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
approches is recorded at frequency rank #9,601, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.pʁɔʃ\. approchez is at rank #30,467, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɔ.ʃe\.
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 40068, this pair ranks #243,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of approches vs approchez
Shared letters: acehopr. Private to "approches": s. Private to "approchez": z.
"approches" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "approchez" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "approches" and "approchez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "approches" vs "approchez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "approches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "approchez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "approches" and "approchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accrochez vs approchez". 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 #243,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.