Which to use
“interroge” and “interroger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,076
- “interroge” frequency rank
- #5,992
- “interroger” frequency rank
- 13068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interroge | interroger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de interroger. | Poser des questions à quelqu’un soit pour s’informer de quelque chose, soit pour s’assurer que la personne questionnée possède ou a acquis une certaine connaissance. |
Where the eye mixes interroge and interroger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between interroge and interroger
A purely visual mix-up. interroge (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɔʒ\) and interroger (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interroge” sits inside “interroger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interroge is recorded at frequency rank #7,076, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɔʒ\. interroger is at rank #5,992, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.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 13068, this pair ranks #402,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interroge vs interroger
Shared letters: eginort. Private to "interroge": -. Private to "interroger": -.
"interroge" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "interroger" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interroge ← inetrroge · innterroge · interoge · interorge · interrgoe · interroeg · interrogge · intreroge
- interroger ← inetrroger · innterroger · interoger · interorger · interrgoer · interroegr · interrogerr · interrogger
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interroge" and "interroger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "interroge" vs "interroger" - 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 "interroge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interroger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interroge" and "interroger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interroge vs interrogez". 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 #402,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.