Which to use
“vérifie” and “vérifiés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,639
- “vérifie” frequency rank
- #29,191
- “vérifiés” frequency rank
- 36830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vérifie | vérifiés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vérifier. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de vérifier. |
Where the eye mixes vérifie and vérifiés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vérifie runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against vérifiés's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vérifie with vérifiés
A purely visual mix-up. vérifie (\ve.ʁi.fi\) and vérifiés (\ve.ʁi.fje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36830, 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\. vérifiés is at rank #29,191, tagged as averb, pronounced \ve.ʁi.fje\.
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 36830, this pair ranks #266,846 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vérifie vs vérifiés
Shared letters: firvé. Private to "vérifie": e. Private to "vérifiés": s.
"vérifie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "vérifiés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vérifie" for "vérifiés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vérifie" or "vérifiés"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vérifie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vérifiés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,846 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vérifie" and "vérifiés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vérifient vs vérifiés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,846 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.