Which to use
“approfondi” is an adjective and “approfondit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,167
- “approfondi” frequency rank
- #45,438
- “approfondit” frequency rank
- 67605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | approfondi | approfondit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendu plus profond. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de approfondir. |
Same sound, different letters: approfondi vs approfondit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. approfondi runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCCV) against approfondit's 11 (VCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - approfondi and approfondit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: approfondi and approfondit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.pʁɔ.fɔ̃.di\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “approfondi” sits inside “approfondit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
approfondi is recorded at frequency rank #22,167, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.pʁɔ.fɔ̃.di\. approfondit is at rank #45,438, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pʁɔ.fɔ̃.di\.
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 67605, this pair ranks #62,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of approfondi vs approfondit
Shared letters: adfinopr. Private to "approfondi": -. Private to "approfondit": t.
"approfondi" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV · "approfondit" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- approfondi ← apporfondi · apprfoondi · approffondi · approfnodi · approfodni · approfonddi · approfonid · approfonndi
- approfondit ← apporfondit · apprfoondit · approffondit · approfnodit · approfodnit · approfonddit · approfonditt · approfondti
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "approfondi" and "approfondit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "approfondi" or "approfondit" show up more?
What to do next
"approfondi" and "approfondit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "approfondi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "approfondit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "approfondi" and "approfondit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "approfondis vs approfondit". 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 #62,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.