Which to use
“rapproche” and “rapprocher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,491
- “rapproche” frequency rank
- #5,697
- “rapprocher” frequency rank
- 11188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapproche | rapprocher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de rapprocher. | Approcher de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes rapproche and rapprocher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. rapproche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against rapprocher's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rapproche and rapprocher
A purely visual mix-up. rapproche (\ʁa.pʁɔʃ\) and rapprocher (\ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rapproche” sits inside “rapprocher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapproche is recorded at frequency rank #5,491, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.pʁɔʃ\. rapprocher is at rank #5,697, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe\.
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 11188, this pair ranks #410,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rapproche vs rapprocher
Shared letters: acehopr. Private to "rapproche": -. Private to "rapprocher": -.
"rapproche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "rapprocher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapproche ← arpproche · rapporche · rapprcohe · rapprocche · rapproceh · rapprochhe · rapprohce · rapprroche
- rapprocher ← arpprocher · rapporcher · rapprcoher · rapproccher · rapprocehr · rapprocherr · rapprochher · rapprochre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rapproche" for "rapprocher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rapproche" vs "rapprocher" - which ranks higher?
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 "rapproche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rapprocher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapproche" and "rapprocher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapprochées vs rapprocher". 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 #410,117 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.