Which to use
“inverser” and “inversés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,711
- “inverser” frequency rank
- #33,313
- “inversés” frequency rank
- 48024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inverser | inversés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Changer le sens d’un courant électrique en lui faisant prendre une direction inverse. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de inverser. |
Same sound, different letters: inverser vs inversés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. inverser and inversés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: inverser vs inversés
This is the hard kind. inverser 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inverser is recorded at frequency rank #14,711, 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 48024, this pair ranks #182,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inverser vs inversés
Shared letters: einrsv. Private to "inverser": -. Private to "inversés": é.
"inverser" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "inversés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inverser ← inevrser · innverser · inveresr · inverrser · inverserr · inversre · inversser · invesrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inverser" and "inversés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "inverser" 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 "inverser" 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 #182,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inverser" and "inversés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inversées vs inversés". 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 #182,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.