vérifier vs vérifiés, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“vérifier” and “vérifiés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,156
“vérifier” frequency rank: #29,191
“vérifiés” frequency rank: 31347
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vérifier	vérifiés
Definition	Examiner, rechercher si une chose est vraie, si elle est telle qu’elle doit être ou qu’on l’a déclarée.	Participe passé masculin pluriel de vérifier.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vérifier and vérifiés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

vérifier

8 ch

vérifiés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. vérifier and vérifiés are pronounced identically (\ve.ʁi.fje\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vérifier is recorded at frequency rank #2,156, classified as averb, pronounced \ve.ʁi.fje\. 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 31347, this pair ranks #304,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vérifier vs vérifiés

Shared letters: firvé. Private to "vérifier": e. Private to "vérifiés": s.

"vérifier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "vérifiés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

vérifier#2,156

vérifiés#29,191

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vérifier" and "vérifiés" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ve.ʁi.fje\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "vérifier" or "vérifiés"?

"vérifier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,156 in our French list, against #29,191 for "vérifiés". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering vérifier vs vérifiés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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