Which to use
“versa” and “verser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,883
- “versa” frequency rank
- #6,043
- “verser” frequency rank
- 18926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versa | verser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de verser. | Faire couler. |
Where the eye mixes versa and verser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between versa and verser
A purely visual mix-up. versa (\vɛʁ.sa\) and verser (\vɛʁ.se\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versa is recorded at frequency rank #12,883, classified as averb, pronounced \vɛʁ.sa\. verser is at rank #6,043, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɛʁ.se\.
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 18926, this pair ranks #375,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versa vs verser
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "versa": a. Private to "verser": -.
"versa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "verser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versa" and "verser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "versa" or "verser"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "versa" and "verser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "versa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versa" and "verser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versa 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 #375,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.