Which to use
“éprouvait” and “éprouvent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,566
- “éprouvait” frequency rank
- #24,454
- “éprouvent” frequency rank
- 65020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éprouvait | éprouvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de éprouver. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éprouver. |
Where the eye mixes éprouvait and éprouvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. éprouvait (VCCVVCVVC) and éprouvent (VCCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses éprouvait with éprouvent
A purely visual mix-up. éprouvait (\e.pʁu.vɛ\) and éprouvent (\e.pʁuv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éprouvait is recorded at frequency rank #40,566, classified as averb, pronounced \e.pʁu.vɛ\. éprouvent is at rank #24,454, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.pʁuv\.
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 65020, this pair ranks #74,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éprouvait vs éprouvent
Shared letters: oprtuvé. Private to "éprouvait": ai. Private to "éprouvent": en.
"éprouvait" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC · "éprouvent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éprouvait" and "éprouvent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "éprouvait" or "éprouvent"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "éprouvait" and "éprouvent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éprouvait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éprouvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éprouvait" and "éprouvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éprouvait vs éprouvante". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.