verséesvsversezConfusable pair

Quick tell: versées is a adjective, versez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“versées” is an adjective and “versez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,172
“versées” frequency rank
#31,778
“versez” frequency rank
45950
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versées versez
Definition Féminin pluriel de versé. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de verser.

Same sound, different letters: versées vs versez

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. versées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against versez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
versées
6 ch
versez

Same sound, different spelling - versées / versez

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: versées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versées is recorded at frequency rank #14,172, 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 45950, this pair ranks #198,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of versées vs versez

Shared letters: ersv. Private to "versées": é. Private to "versez": z.

"versées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "versez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • versez ← evrsez · veresz · verrsez · versezz · verssez · versze · vesrez · vresez

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "versées" and "versez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "versées" is an adjective and "versez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "versées" vs "versez" - which ranks higher?
"versées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,172 in our French list, against #31,778 for "versez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've separated the homophone pair "versées" / "versez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.

  • Full dictionary entry for "versées" 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 #198,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "versées" 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 #198,784 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list