Which to use
“inversée” and “inversés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,879
- “inversée” frequency rank
- #33,313
- “inversés” frequency rank
- 53192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inversée | inversés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de inverser. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de inverser. |
Same sound, different letters: inversée vs inversés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. inversée (VCCVCCVV) and inversés (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - inversée and inversés
This is the hard kind. inversée and inversés are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.vɛʁ.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “inversée” becomes s in “inversés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inversée is recorded at frequency rank #19,879, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.se\. inversés is at rank #33,313, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.se\.
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 53192, this pair ranks #142,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inversée vs inversés
Shared letters: einrsvé. Private to "inversée": -. Private to "inversés": -.
"inversée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "inversés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inversée" for "inversés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "inversée" or "inversés"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "inversée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inversés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inversée" and "inversés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inversées vs inversés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #142,457 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.