Which to use
“varié” and “variées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,083
- “varié” frequency rank
- #9,409
- “variées” frequency rank
- 21492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | varié | variées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente des aspects ou éléments distincts. | Féminin pluriel de varié. |
Same sound, different letters: varié vs variées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. varié runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against variées's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - varié / variées
This is the hard kind. varié and variées are pronounced identically (\va.ʁje\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “varié” sits inside “variées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
varié is recorded at frequency rank #12,083, classified as anadj, pronounced \va.ʁje\. variées is at rank #9,409, tagged as anadj, pronounced \va.ʁje\.
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 21492, this pair ranks #362,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of varié vs variées
Shared letters: airvé. Private to "varié": -. Private to "variées": es.
"varié" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "variées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "varié" and "variées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "varié" or "variées"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "varié" / "variées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "varié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "variées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "varié" and "variées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "varié vs Varois". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.