Which to use
“vérifie” and “vérifient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,639
- “vérifie” frequency rank
- #29,190
- “vérifient” frequency rank
- 36829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vérifie | vérifient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vérifier. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de vérifier. |
Same sound, different letters: vérifie vs vérifient
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. vérifie runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against vérifient's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - vérifie and vérifient
This is the hard kind. vérifie and vérifient are pronounced identically (\ve.ʁi.fi\) and both work as averb. 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) - “vérifie” sits inside “vérifient”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vérifie is recorded at frequency rank #7,639, classified as averb, pronounced \ve.ʁi.fi\. vérifient is at rank #29,190, tagged as averb, pronounced \ve.ʁi.fi\.
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 36829, this pair ranks #266,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vérifie vs vérifient
Shared letters: efirvé. Private to "vérifie": -. Private to "vérifient": nt.
"vérifie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "vérifient" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vérifie" and "vérifient" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vérifie" or "vérifient"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "vérifie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vérifient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vérifie" and "vérifient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vérifiant vs vérifient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.