Which to use
“vérifier” and “vérifiez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,156
- “vérifier” frequency rank
- #14,824
- “vérifiez” frequency rank
- 16980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vérifier | vérifiez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Examiner, rechercher si une chose est vraie, si elle est telle qu’elle doit être ou qu’on l’a déclarée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de vérifier. |
Same sound, different letters: vérifier vs vérifiez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. vérifier and vérifiez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - vérifier / vérifiez
This is the hard kind. vérifier and vérifiez 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 differ by a single letter - r in “vérifier” becomes z in “vérifiez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16980, 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\. vérifiez is at rank #14,824, 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 16980, this pair ranks #385,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vérifier vs vérifiez
Shared letters: efirvé. Private to "vérifier": -. Private to "vérifiez": z.
"vérifier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "vérifiez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vérifier" and "vérifiez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vérifier" vs "vérifiez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "vérifier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vérifiez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vérifier" and "vérifiez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vérifier vs vernier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #385,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.