verravsverseraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,204
“verra” frequency rank
#49,999
“versera” frequency rank
52203
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verra versera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de voir. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de verser.

Where the eye mixes verra and versera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against versera's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
verra
7 ch
versera

Why the eye confuses verra with versera

A purely visual mix-up. verra (\vɛ.ʁa\) and versera (\vɛʁ.sə.ʁa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verra is recorded at frequency rank #2,204, classified as averb, pronounced \vɛ.ʁa\. versera is at rank #49,999, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɛʁ.sə.ʁa\.

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 52203, this pair ranks #149,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verra vs versera

Shared letters: aerv. Private to "verra": -. Private to "versera": s.

"verra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "versera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verra ← evrra · verar · vrera · vverra
  • versera ← evrsera · veresra · verrsera · versear · verserra · versrea · verssera · vesrera

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verra" and "versera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\vɛ.ʁa\ versus \vɛʁ.sə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verra" or "versera"?
"verra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,204 in our French list, against #49,999 for "versera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verra" and "versera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verseau vs versera". 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 #149,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list