identifiévsidentifiezWhat's the difference?

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

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set identifié and identifiez apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
identifié
10 ch
identifiez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • identifiezdientifiez · iddentifiez · idenitfiez · idenntifiez · identfiiez · identifeiz · identiffiez · identifiezz

Frequency comparison

identifié#5,571
identifiez#37,862

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "identifié" and "identifiez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "identifié" is an adjective and "identifiez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "identifié" or "identifiez"?
"identifié" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,571 in our French list, against #37,862 for "identifiez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering identifié vs identifiez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “identifié”; for a verb, it's “identifiez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “identifié” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list