Which to use
“modifiée” is an adjective and “modifier” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,581
- “modifiée” frequency rank
- #3,623
- “modifier” frequency rank
- 12204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifiée | modifier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de modifié. | Changer une chose dans quelqu’une de ses parties. |
Same sound, different letters: modifiée vs modifier
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: modifiée vs modifier
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: modifiée and modifier carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ.di.fje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12204, 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\. modifier is at rank #3,623, tagged as averb, 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 12204, this pair ranks #406,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modifiée vs modifier
Shared letters: defimo. Private to "modifiée": é. Private to "modifier": r.
"modifiée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV · "modifier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modifier ← mdoifier · mmodifier · moddifier · modfiier · modifeir · modiffier · modifierr · modifire
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modifiée" and "modifier" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "modifiée" or "modifier"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "modifiée" / "modifier". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifiée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modifier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifiée" and "modifier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modifiée vs modifient". 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 #406,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.