versésvsversezWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#15,060
“versés” frequency rank
#31,778
“versez” frequency rank
46838
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versés versez
Definition Masculin pluriel de versé. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de verser.

Same sound, different letters: versés vs versez

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.

6 ch
versés
6 ch
versez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: versés 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 46838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versés is recorded at frequency rank #15,060, 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 46838, this pair ranks #191,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of versés vs versez

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

"versés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "versez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • versezevrsez · veresz · verrsez · versezz · verssez · versze · vesrez · vresez

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "versés" and "versez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "versés" is an adjective and "versez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "versés" or "versez"?
"versés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,060 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.

What to do next

You've compared "versés" and "versez". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "versés" 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 #191,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "versés" 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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list