verronsvsverruesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: verrons is a verb, verrues is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verrons” is a verb and “verrues” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,968
“verrons” frequency rank
#43,718
“verrues” frequency rank
54686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verrons verrues
Definition Première personne du pluriel du futur du verbe voir. Pluriel de verrue.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
verrons
7 ch
verrues

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verrons is \vɛ.ʁɔ̃\ while verrues is \ve.ʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verrons is recorded at frequency rank #10,968, classified as averb, pronounced \vɛ.ʁɔ̃\. 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 54686, this pair ranks #132,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verrons vs verrues

Shared letters: ersv. Private to "verrons": no. Private to "verrues": u.

"verrons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "verrues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verronsevrrons · verons · verorns · verrnos · verronns · verronss · verrosn · vrerons
  • verruesevrrues · verreus · verruess · verruse · verues · verures · vrerues · vverrues

Frequency comparison

verrons#10,968
verrues#43,718

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verrons" and "verrues" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verrons" is a verb and "verrues" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verrons" or "verrues"?
"verrons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,968 in our French list, against #43,718 for "verrues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering verrons vs verrues

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “verrons”; for a noun, it's “verrues”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verrons” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list