Which to use
“identifié” is an adjective and “identifiés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,571
- “identifié” frequency rank
- #10,889
- “identifiés” frequency rank
- 16460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | identifié | identifiés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont l’identité est connue. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de identifier. |
Same sound, different letters: identifié vs identifiés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. identifié runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVV) against identifiés's 10 (VCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - identifié and identifiés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: identifié and identifiés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.dɑ̃.ti.fje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “identifié” sits inside “identifiés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
identifié is recorded at frequency rank #5,571, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.dɑ̃.ti.fje\. identifiés is at rank #10,889, tagged as averb, pronounced \i.dɑ̃.ti.fje\.
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 16460, this pair ranks #387,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of identifié vs identifiés
Shared letters: definté. Private to "identifié": -. Private to "identifiés": s.
"identifié" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVV · "identifiés" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "identifié" for "identifiés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "identifié" or "identifiés"?
After this comparison
"identifié" and "identifiés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "identifié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "identifiés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "identifié" and "identifiés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "identifiés vs identifiez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #387,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.