Which to use
“éprouvées” is an adjective and “éprouver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,622
- “éprouvées” frequency rank
- #16,043
- “éprouver” frequency rank
- 53665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éprouvées | éprouver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de éprouvé. | Tester un objet pour se rendre compte s’il a toutes les qualités voulues. |
Same sound, different letters: éprouvées vs éprouver
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. éprouvées runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVVC) against éprouver's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - éprouvées and éprouver
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éprouvées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53665, 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\. 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 53665, this pair ranks #139,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éprouvées vs éprouver
Shared letters: eopruvé. Private to "éprouvées": s. Private to "éprouver": -.
"éprouvées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC · "éprouver" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éprouvées" and "éprouver" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "éprouvées" or "éprouver"?
What to do next
"éprouvées" and "éprouver" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "éprouvées" 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 #139,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éprouvées" and "éprouver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éprouvée vs éprouvées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.