verrevsverruesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,500
“verre” frequency rank
#43,718
“verrues” frequency rank
45218
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verre verrues
Definition Matière solide, amorphe, transparente, dure et fragile, élaborée à l’aide de sable siliceux, mêlée de calcaire, de soude ou de potasse, avec laquelle on fabrique des produits plats, comme les vitrages, des produits creux, comme la gobeleterie, les bouteilles, etc., et des fibres à l’usage de la construction. Pluriel de verrue.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verre and verrues apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
verre
7 ch
verrues

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. verre (\vɛʁ\) and verrues (\ve.ʁy\) 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 45218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verre is recorded at frequency rank #1,500, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁ\. verrues is at rank #43,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ve.ʁy\.

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 45218, this pair ranks #204,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verre vs verrues

Shared letters: erv. Private to "verre": -. Private to "verrues": su.

"verre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "verrues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verreevrre · vere · verer · vrere · vverre
  • verruesevrrues · verreus · verruess · verruse · verues · verures · vrerues · vverrues

Frequency comparison

verre#1,500
verrues#43,718

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verre" and "verrues" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vɛʁ\ versus \ve.ʁy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verre" or "verrues"?
"verre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,500 in our French list, against #43,718 for "verrues". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering verre vs verrues

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.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verre” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list