Which to use
“modifier” is a verb and “modifiés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,623
- “modifier” frequency rank
- #14,088
- “modifiés” frequency rank
- 17711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifier | modifiés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Changer une chose dans quelqu’une de ses parties. | Masculin pluriel de modifié. |
Same sound, different letters: modifier vs modifiés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: modifier vs modifiés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: modifier and modifiés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ.di.fje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 17711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modifier is recorded at frequency rank #3,623, classified as averb, 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 17711, this pair ranks #381,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modifier vs modifiés
Shared letters: dfimo. Private to "modifier": er. Private to "modifiés": sé.
"modifier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "modifiés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modifier ← mdoifier · mmodifier · moddifier · modfiier · modifeir · modiffier · modifierr · modifire
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "modifier" / "modifiés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifier" 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 #381,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifier" and "modifiés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modifiés vs moitiés". 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 #381,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.