Which to use
“modifiée” and “modifiés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,581
- “modifiée” frequency rank
- #14,088
- “modifiés” frequency rank
- 22669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifiée | modifiés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de modifié. | Masculin pluriel de modifié. |
Same sound, different letters: modifiée vs modifiés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. modifiée (CVCVCVVV) and modifiés (CVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: modifiée vs modifiés
This is the hard kind. modifiée and modifiés 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 a single letter - e in “modifiée” becomes s in “modifiés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22669, 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\. modifiés is at rank #14,088, 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 22669, this pair ranks #356,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modifiée vs modifiés
Shared letters: dfimoé. Private to "modifiée": e. Private to "modifiés": s.
"modifiée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV · "modifiés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modifiée" for "modifiés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "modifiée" or "modifiés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "modifiée" / "modifiés". 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 "modifiés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifiée" and "modifiés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modifiés vs moitiés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #356,748 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.