Which to use
“versée” is an adjective and “versez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,535
- “versée” frequency rank
- #31,778
- “versez” frequency rank
- 47313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versée | versez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de versé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de verser. |
Same sound, different letters: versée vs versez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. versée (CVCCVV) and versez (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - versée and versez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: versée and versez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 47313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versée is recorded at frequency rank #15,535, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɛʁ.se\. versez is at rank #31,778, 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 47313, this pair ranks #187,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of versée vs versez
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "versée": é. Private to "versez": z.
"versée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "versez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versez ← evrsez · veresz · verrsez · versezz · verssez · versze · vesrez · vresez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versée" for "versez" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "versée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versée" and "versez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versera vs versez". 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 #187,939 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.