Which to use
“rapprocher” is a verb and “rapprochés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,697
- “rapprocher” frequency rank
- #24,004
- “rapprochés” frequency rank
- 29701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapprocher | rapprochés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Approcher de nouveau. | Masculin pluriel de rapproché. |
Same sound, different letters: rapprocher vs rapprochés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. rapprocher and rapprochés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - rapprocher and rapprochés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rapprocher and rapprochés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe\. 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 29701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapprocher is recorded at frequency rank #5,697, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe\. rapprochés is at rank #24,004, tagged as anadj, 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 29701, this pair ranks #315,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rapprocher vs rapprochés
Shared letters: achopr. Private to "rapprocher": e. Private to "rapprochés": sé.
"rapprocher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "rapprochés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapprocher ← arpprocher · rapporcher · rapprcoher · rapproccher · rapprocehr · rapprocherr · rapprochher · rapprochre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rapprocher" and "rapprochés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rapprocher" or "rapprochés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "rapprocher" / "rapprochés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapprocher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rapprochés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapprocher" and "rapprochés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapprochées vs rapprochés". 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 #315,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.