Which to use
“variées” is an adjective and “vérités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,409
- “variées” frequency rank
- #9,414
- “vérités” frequency rank
- 18823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variées | vérités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de varié. | Pluriel de vérité. |
Where the eye mixes variées and vérités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. variées (CVCVVVC) and vérités (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses variées with vérités
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: variées is \va.ʁje\ while vérités is \ve.ʁi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variées is recorded at frequency rank #9,409, classified as anadj, pronounced \va.ʁje\. vérités is at rank #9,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ve.ʁi.te\.
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 18823, this pair ranks #376,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of variées vs vérités
Shared letters: irsvé. Private to "variées": ae. Private to "vérités": t.
"variées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "vérités" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "variées" for "vérités" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "variées" or "vérités" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "variées" and "vérités" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "variées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vérités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variées" and "vérités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "variées vs virées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #376,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.