Which to use
“identifié” is an adjective and “identifiez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,571
- “identifié” frequency rank
- #37,862
- “identifiez” frequency rank
- 43433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | identifié | identifiez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont l’identité est connue. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de identifier. |
Same sound, different letters: identifié vs identifiez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. identifié runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVV) against identifiez'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 identifiez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: identifié and identifiez 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43433, 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\. identifiez is at rank #37,862, 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 43433, this pair ranks #218,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of identifié vs identifiez
Shared letters: defint. Private to "identifié": é. Private to "identifiez": z.
"identifié" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVV · "identifiez" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- identifiez ← dientifiez · iddentifiez · idenitfiez · idenntifiez · identfiiez · identifeiz · identiffiez · identifiezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "identifié" for "identifiez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "identifié" vs "identifiez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "identifié" / "identifiez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "identifié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "identifiez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "identifié" and "identifiez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "identifient vs identifiez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #218,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.