Which to use
“éprouvée” is an adjective and “éprouver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,935
- “éprouvée” frequency rank
- #16,043
- “éprouver” frequency rank
- 42978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éprouvée | éprouver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de éprouvé. | Tester un objet pour se rendre compte s’il a toutes les qualités voulues. |
Same sound, different letters: éprouvée vs éprouver
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. éprouvée (VCCVVCVV) and éprouver (VCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: éprouvée vs éprouver
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éprouvée and éprouver carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.pʁu.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éprouvée is recorded at frequency rank #26,935, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pʁu.ve\. éprouver is at rank #16,043, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.pʁu.ve\.
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 42978, this pair ranks #221,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éprouvée vs éprouver
Shared letters: eopruvé. Private to "éprouvée": -. Private to "éprouver": -.
"éprouvée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV · "éprouver" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éprouvée" for "éprouver" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "éprouvée" or "éprouver" show up more?
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 "éprouvée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éprouver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éprouvée" and "éprouver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éprouvée vs éprouvette". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #221,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.