Which to use
“modifie” is a verb and “modifiées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,538
- “modifie” frequency rank
- #15,684
- “modifiées” frequency rank
- 26222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifie | modifiées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de modifier. | Féminin pluriel de modifié. |
Where the eye mixes modifie and modifiées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. modifie runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against modifiées's 9 (CVCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: modifie vs modifiées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modifie is \mɔ.di.fi\ while modifiées is \mɔ.di.fje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modifie is recorded at frequency rank #10,538, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.di.fi\. modifiées is at rank #15,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.di.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 26222, this pair ranks #336,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modifie vs modifiées
Shared letters: defimo. Private to "modifie": -. Private to "modifiées": sé.
"modifie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "modifiées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modifie ← mdoifie · mmodifie · moddifie · modfiie · modifei · modiffie · modiife · moidfie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modifie" and "modifiées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "modifie" or "modifiées"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modifie" and "modifiées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modifiées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifie" and "modifiées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modifie vs moisie". 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 #336,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.