guérievsguéritWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: guérie is a adjective, guérit is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“guérie” is an adjective and “guérit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,231
“guérie” frequency rank
#18,500
“guérit” frequency rank
42731
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature guérie guérit
Definition Féminin singulier de guéri. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de guérir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set guérie and guérit apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
guérie
6 ch
guérit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: guérie and guérit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡe.ʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “guérie” becomes t in “guérit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

guérie is recorded at frequency rank #24,231, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡe.ʁi\. guérit is at rank #18,500, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɡe.ʁi\.

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 42731, this pair ranks #223,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of guérie vs guérit

Shared letters: girué. Private to "guérie": e. Private to "guérit": t.

"guérie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "guérit" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Frequency comparison

guérie#24,231
guérit#18,500

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "guérie" and "guérit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "guérie" is an adjective and "guérit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "guérie" or "guérit"?
"guérit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,500 in our French list, against #24,231 for "guérie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering guérie vs guérit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “guérie”; for a verb, it's “guérit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “guérie” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list