corrigéesvscorrigerWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#28,896
“corrigées” frequency rank
#5,744
“corriger” frequency rank
34640
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corrigées corriger
Definition Féminin pluriel de corrigé. Rectifier, améliorer conformément à une règle, à des règles.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set corrigées and corriger apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
corrigées
8 ch
corriger

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: corrigées and corriger carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.ʁi.ʒe\. 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 34640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corrigées is recorded at frequency rank #28,896, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ʁi.ʒe\. corriger is at rank #5,744, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ʁi.ʒe\.

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 34640, this pair ranks #282,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corrigées vs corriger

Shared letters: cegior. Private to "corrigées": . Private to "corriger": -.

"corrigées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "corriger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corrigerccorriger · coriger · corirger · corrgier · corriegr · corrigerr · corrigger · corrigre

Frequency comparison

corrigées#28,896
corriger#5,744

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corrigées" and "corriger" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "corrigées" is an adjective and "corriger" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "corrigées" or "corriger"?
"corriger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,744 in our French list, against #28,896 for "corrigées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering corrigées vs corriger

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “corrigées”; for a verb, it's “corriger”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “corrigées” 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