Which to use
“érige” and “érigées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “érige” frequency rank
- #40,091
- “érigées” frequency rank
- 75438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érige | érigées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ériger. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de ériger. |
Where the eye mixes érige and érigées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. érige runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against érigées's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses érige with érigées
A purely visual mix-up. érige (\e.ʁiʒ\) and érigées (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75438, 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\. érigées is at rank #40,091, 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 75438, this pair ranks #34,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of érige vs érigées
Shared letters: egiré. Private to "érige": -. Private to "érigées": s.
"érige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "érigées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "érige" for "érigées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "érige" or "érigées" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "érige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "érigées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érige" and "érigées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érigées vs évitées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.