Which to use
“vengé” is a verb and “verges” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,121
- “vengé” frequency rank
- #28,012
- “verges” frequency rank
- 65133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vengé | verges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de venger. | Pluriel de verge. |
Where the eye mixes vengé and verges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vengé runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against verges's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vengé with verges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vengé is \vɑ̃.ʒe\ while verges is \vɛʁʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vengé is recorded at frequency rank #37,121, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.ʒe\. verges is at rank #28,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁʒ\.
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 65133, this pair ranks #73,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vengé vs verges
Shared letters: egv. Private to "vengé": né. Private to "verges": rs.
"vengé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "verges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verges ← evrges · vegres · veregs · vergess · vergges · vergse · verrges · vreges
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vengé" and "verges" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vengé" or "verges" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vengé" and "verges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vengé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vengé" and "verges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vengé vs veniez". 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 #73,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.