Which to use
“verser” is a verb and “versés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,043
- “verser” frequency rank
- #15,060
- “versés” frequency rank
- 21103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verser | versés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire couler. | Masculin pluriel de versé. |
Same sound, different letters: verser vs versés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: verser vs versés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: verser and versés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 21103, 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\. versés is at rank #15,060, tagged as anadj, 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 21103, this pair ranks #364,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verser vs versés
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "verser": -. Private to "versés": é.
"verser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "versés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verser ← evrser · veresr · verrser · verserr · versre · versser · vesrer · vreser
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"verser" and "versés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "verser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verser" and "versés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versera vs versés". 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 #364,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.