Which to use
“héberge” is a noun and “héberger” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,756
- “héberge” frequency rank
- #16,644
- “héberger” frequency rank
- 37400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | héberge | héberger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Niveau d'un mur à partir duquel deux bâtiments, mitoyens au-dessous, commencent à se séparer. | Recevoir chez soi, loger et nourrir. |
Where the eye mixes héberge and héberger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. héberge runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against héberger's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between héberge and héberger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: héberge is \e.bɛʁʒ\ while héberger is ^((h muet))\e.bɛʁ.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “héberge” sits inside “héberger”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
héberge is recorded at frequency rank #20,756, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.bɛʁʒ\. héberger is at rank #16,644, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.bɛʁ.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 37400, this pair ranks #262,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of héberge vs héberger
Shared letters: beghré. Private to "héberge": -. Private to "héberger": -.
"héberge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "héberger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "héberge" for "héberger" ever safe?
Frequency check: "héberge" vs "héberger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "héberge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "héberger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "héberge" and "héberger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "héberge vs hébergent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.