Which to use
“offert” is a verb and “offre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,727
- “offert” frequency rank
- #633
- “offre” frequency rank
- 3360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offert | offre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de offrir. | Action d’offrir. |
Where the eye mixes offert and offre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between offert and offre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: offert is \ɔ.fɛʁ\ while offre is \ɔfʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offert is recorded at frequency rank #2,727, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔ.fɛʁ\. offre is at rank #633, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔfʁ\.
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 3360, this pair ranks #434,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offert vs offre
Shared letters: efor. Private to "offert": t. Private to "offre": -.
"offert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "offre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "offert" for "offre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "offert" or "offre"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "offert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "offre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offert" and "offre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "offert vs offset". 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 #434,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.