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“verser” and “versera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,043
“verser” frequency rank
#49,999
“versera” frequency rank
56042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verser versera
Definition Faire couler. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de verser.

Where the eye mixes verser and versera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
verser
7 ch
versera

Look-alike desk: verser vs versera

A purely visual mix-up. verser (\vɛʁ.se\) and versera (\vɛʁ.sə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “verser” sits inside “versera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verser is recorded at frequency rank #6,043, classified as averb, pronounced \vɛʁ.se\. versera is at rank #49,999, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɛʁ.sə.ʁa\.

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 56042, this pair ranks #123,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verser vs versera

Shared letters: ersv. Private to "verser": -. Private to "versera": a.

"verser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "versera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verserevrser · veresr · verrser · verserr · versre · versser · vesrer · vreser
  • verseraevrsera · veresra · verrsera · versear · verserra · versrea · verssera · vesrera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verser" and "versera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vɛʁ.se\ versus \vɛʁ.sə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verser" or "versera"?
"verser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,043 in our French list, against #49,999 for "versera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #123,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verser" and "versera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verseau 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 #123,611 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