Which to use
“éprouvées” is an adjective and “éprouvent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,622
- “éprouvées” frequency rank
- #24,454
- “éprouvent” frequency rank
- 62076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éprouvées | éprouvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de éprouvé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éprouver. |
Where the eye mixes éprouvées and éprouvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. éprouvées (VCCVVCVVC) and éprouvent (VCCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between éprouvées and éprouvent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éprouvées is \e.pʁu.ve\ while éprouvent is \e.pʁuv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éprouvées is recorded at frequency rank #37,622, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pʁu.ve\. 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 62076, this pair ranks #88,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éprouvées vs éprouvent
Shared letters: eopruvé. Private to "éprouvées": s. Private to "éprouvent": nt.
"éprouvées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC · "éprouvent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éprouvées" and "éprouvent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "éprouvées" or "éprouvent"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "éprouvées" and "éprouvent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éprouvées" 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 #88,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éprouvées" and "éprouvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éprouvent vs éprouvette". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #88,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.