Which to use
“privée” is an adjective and “priver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,535
- “privée” frequency rank
- #9,060
- “priver” frequency rank
- 10595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | privée | priver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de privé. | Ôter à quelqu’un ce qu’il a, ce qu’il possède, l’empêcher de jouir de quelque avantage qu’il avait ou pouvait avoir, le dépouiller de quelque chose qui lui appartient. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set privée and priver apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: privée and priver carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁi.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 10595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
privée is recorded at frequency rank #1,535, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.ve\. priver is at rank #9,060, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁi.ve\.
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 10595, this pair ranks #412,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of privée vs priver
Shared letters: eiprv. Private to "privée": é. Private to "priver": -.
"privée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "priver" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- priver ← pirver · ppriver · prievr · priverr · privre · privver · prriver · prvier
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "privée" and "priver" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "privée" or "priver"?
Remembering privée vs priver
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “privée”; for a verb, it's “priver”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “privée” entry
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