Which to use
“approfondis” is an adjective and “approfondit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,437
- “approfondis” frequency rank
- #45,438
- “approfondit” frequency rank
- 90875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | approfondis | approfondit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de approfondi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de approfondir. |
Same sound, different letters: approfondis vs approfondit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. approfondis and approfondit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - approfondis and approfondit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: approfondis 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 a single letter - s in “approfondis” becomes t in “approfondit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
approfondis is recorded at frequency rank #45,437, 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 90875, this pair ranks #4,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of approfondis vs approfondit
Shared letters: adfinopr. Private to "approfondis": s. Private to "approfondit": t.
"approfondis" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC · "approfondit" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- approfondis ← apporfondis · apprfoondis · approffondis · approfnodis · approfodnis · approfonddis · approfondiss · approfondsi
- approfondit ← apporfondit · apprfoondit · approffondit · approfnodit · approfodnit · approfonddit · approfonditt · approfondti
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "approfondis" and "approfondit" be used interchangeably?
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What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "approfondis" 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 #4,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "approfondis" and "approfondit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "approfondies 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 #4,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.