Which to use
“modifiée” and “modifiées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,581
- “modifiée” frequency rank
- #15,684
- “modifiées” frequency rank
- 24265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifiée | modifiées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de modifié. | Féminin pluriel de modifié. |
Same sound, different letters: modifiée vs modifiées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. modifiée runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVV) against modifiées's 9 (CVCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - modifiée / modifiées
This is the hard kind. modifiée and modifiées are pronounced identically (\mɔ.di.fje\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “modifiée” sits inside “modifiées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modifiée is recorded at frequency rank #8,581, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.di.fje\. 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 24265, this pair ranks #347,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modifiée vs modifiées
Shared letters: defimoé. Private to "modifiée": -. Private to "modifiées": s.
"modifiée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV · "modifiées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modifiée" and "modifiées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "modifiée" or "modifiées"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifiée" 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 #347,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifiée" and "modifiées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modifiées vs modifient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #347,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.