Which to use
“verges” is a noun and “versés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,012
- “verges” frequency rank
- #15,060
- “versés” frequency rank
- 43072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verges | versés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de verge. | Masculin pluriel de versé. |
Where the eye mixes verges and versés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. verges and versés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verges with versés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verges is \vɛʁʒ\ while versés is \vɛʁ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verges is recorded at frequency rank #28,012, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁʒ\. versés is at rank #15,060, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vɛʁ.se\.
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 43072, this pair ranks #220,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verges vs versés
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "verges": g. Private to "versés": é.
"verges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "versés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verges ← evrges · vegres · veregs · vergess · vergges · vergse · verrges · vreges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verges" for "versés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "verges" or "versés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verges" and "versés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verges" and "versés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verges vs virées". 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 #220,838 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.