Which to use
“érige” and “érigés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “érige” frequency rank
- #37,135
- “érigés” frequency rank
- 72482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érige | érigés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ériger. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de ériger. |
Where the eye mixes érige and érigés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. érige runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against érigés's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between érige and érigés
A purely visual mix-up. érige (\e.ʁiʒ\) and érigés (\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 72482, 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\. érigés is at rank #37,135, 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 72482, this pair ranks #43,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of érige vs érigés
Shared letters: giré. Private to "érige": e. Private to "érigés": s.
"érige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "érigés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "érige" for "érigés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "érige" or "érigés" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "érigés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érige" and "érigés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érigés vs exigez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.