Which to use
“modifiées” is an adjective and “modifier” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,684
- “modifiées” frequency rank
- #3,623
- “modifier” frequency rank
- 19307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifiées | modifier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de modifié. | Changer une chose dans quelqu’une de ses parties. |
Same sound, different letters: modifiées vs modifier
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. modifiées runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVVC) against modifier's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: modifiées vs modifier
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: modifiées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modifiées is recorded at frequency rank #15,684, 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 19307, this pair ranks #373,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modifiées vs modifier
Shared letters: defimo. Private to "modifiées": sé. Private to "modifier": r.
"modifiées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVVC · "modifier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modifier ← mdoifier · mmodifier · moddifier · modfiier · modifeir · modiffier · modifierr · modifire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modifiées" for "modifier" ever safe?
Which is more common, "modifiées" or "modifier"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "modifiées" / "modifier". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifiées" 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 #373,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifiées" and "modifier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modifiées 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 #373,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.