Which to use
“appuies” is a verb and “appuyés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,868
- “appuies” frequency rank
- #18,116
- “appuyés” frequency rank
- 52984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appuies | appuyés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe appuyer. | Masculin pluriel de appuyé. |
Where the eye mixes appuies and appuyés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. appuies and appuyés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between appuies and appuyés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: appuies is \a.pɥi\ while appuyés is \a.pɥi.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
appuies is recorded at frequency rank #34,868, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɥi\. appuyés is at rank #18,116, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.pɥi.je\.
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 52984, this pair ranks #143,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of appuies vs appuyés
Shared letters: apsu. Private to "appuies": ei. Private to "appuyés": yé.
"appuies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "appuyés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- appuies ← appiues · appueis · appuiess · appuise · apuies · apupies · papuies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "appuies" and "appuyés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "appuies" vs "appuyés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "appuies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "appuyés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "appuies" and "appuyés" 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 #143,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.