avéréesvsavérerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: avérées is a adjective, avérer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“avérées” is an adjective and “avérer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,713
“avérées” frequency rank
#15,095
“avérer” frequency rank
51808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avérées avérer
Definition Féminin pluriel de avéré. Reconnaître ou faire reconnaître pour vrai.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avérées and avérer apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
avérées
6 ch
avérer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: avérées and avérer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ve.ʁe\. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avérées is recorded at frequency rank #36,713, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ve.ʁe\. avérer is at rank #15,095, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ve.ʁe\.

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 51808, this pair ranks #152,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of avérées vs avérer

Shared letters: aervé. Private to "avérées": s. Private to "avérer": -.

"avérées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "avérer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequency comparison

avérées#36,713
avérer#15,095

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avérées" and "avérer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "avérées" is an adjective and "avérer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "avérées" or "avérer"?
"avérer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,095 in our French list, against #36,713 for "avérées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering avérées vs avérer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “avérées”; for a verb, it's “avérer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avérées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list