Free French grammar checker
French grammar checker for spelling, accents and agreement
Paste French text to find spelling mistakes, wrong or missing accents, agreement errors, confused homophones and punctuation spacing, then apply each correction with one click. Free, no account, up to 20,000 characters per check.
French mistakes it catches
- Homophones: a/à, ou/où, ce/se, ces/ses, son/sont, et/est, quand/quant.
- Agreement: articles and adjectives that do not match the noun, and common past-participle agreements.
- Accents: missing or wrong accents, such as a vs à or ou vs où, with the corrected form.
- Punctuation: the space before : ; ? ! and inside « », plus comma use.
- Spelling: misspelled and mistyped words, with likely corrections.
Some choices, such as the subjunctive after certain conjunctions, depend on meaning the rules cannot see. Treat each suggestion as a suggestion and proofread afterwards.
Writing in another language? The grammar checker handles English and 24 more, and the Spanish grammar checker is preset for Spanish.
French grammar checker questions
Is the French grammar checker free?
Yes. It is free with no account, for texts up to 20,000 characters per check. The open checking service allows about 20 checks a minute from one connection.
Does it check French agreement?
It flags many agreement errors between articles, nouns and adjectives, and common past-participle agreements. Agreement that depends on meaning far away in the sentence can be missed, so proofread after applying fixes.
Does it handle French punctuation spacing?
Yes. French puts a space before : ; ? ! and inside « » quotation marks; the checker points out where the space is missing or wrong.
Will it explain my mistakes in English?
The explanations come from the French rule set, so most are written in French. The highlighted words and the suggested corrections make the fix clear even if you are still learning.
Is my text sent anywhere?
Your text goes from your browser straight to the public LanguageTool API (LanguageTool GmbH), which returns the suggestions. isGenAI does not receive or store it. Avoid pasting confidential material into any online checker.