Which to use
“modifiées” and “modifiés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,684
- “modifiées” frequency rank
- #14,088
- “modifiés” frequency rank
- 29772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifiées | modifiés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de modifié. | Masculin pluriel de modifié. |
Same sound, different letters: modifiées vs modifiés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. modifiées runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVVC) against modifiés's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: modifiées vs modifiés
This is the hard kind. modifiées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29772, 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\. 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 29772, this pair ranks #314,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modifiées vs modifiés
Shared letters: dfimosé. Private to "modifiées": e. Private to "modifiés": -.
"modifiées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVVC · "modifiés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modifiées" for "modifiés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "modifiées" or "modifiés"?
Useful next steps
"modifiées" and "modifiés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifiées" 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 #314,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifiées" and "modifiés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modifiés vs moitiés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #314,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.