Which to use
“verre” is a noun and “verts” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,500
- “verre” frequency rank
- #3,578
- “verts” frequency rank
- 5078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verre | verts |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Masculin pluriel de vert. |
Same sound, different letters: verre vs verts
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - verre and verts
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: verre and verts carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɛʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5078, 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\. verts is at rank #3,578, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vɛʁ\.
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 5078, this pair ranks #429,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verre vs verts
Shared letters: erv. Private to "verre": -. Private to "verts": st.
"verre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "verts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verre" for "verts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verre" vs "verts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "verre" / "verts". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "verre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verre" and "verts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verts vs veufs". 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 #429,960 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.