Which to use
“érige” and “érigée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “érige” frequency rank
- #20,899
- “érigée” frequency rank
- 56246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érige | érigée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ériger. | Participe passé féminin singulier de ériger. |
Where the eye mixes érige and érigée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. érige runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against érigée's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between érige and érigée
A purely visual mix-up. érige (\e.ʁiʒ\) and érigée (\e.ʁi.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
érige is recorded at frequency rank #35,347, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʁiʒ\. érigée is at rank #20,899, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.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 56246, this pair ranks #122,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of érige vs érigée
Shared letters: egiré. Private to "érige": -. Private to "érigée": -.
"érige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "érigée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "érige" and "érigée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "érige" vs "érigée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "érige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "érigée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érige" and "érigée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erick vs érige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #122,298 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.