Which to use
“9e” and “neuvième” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,838
- “9e” frequency rank
- #7,870
- “neuvième” frequency rank
- 22708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | 9e | neuvième |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Neuvième. | Qui concerne l’ordinal de neuf. |
Same sound, different letters: 9e vs neuvième
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 1 letter. 9e runs 1 letters (V) against neuvième's 8 (CVVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - 9e and neuvième
This is the hard kind. 9e and neuvième are pronounced identically (\nœ.vjɛm\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
9e is recorded at frequency rank #14,838, classified as anadj, pronounced \nœ.vjɛm\. neuvième is at rank #7,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nœ.vjɛm\.
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 22708, this pair ranks #356,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of 9e vs neuvième
Shared letters: e. Private to "9e": -. Private to "neuvième": imnuvè.
"9e" · 1 letters · shape V · "neuvième" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "9e" and "neuvième" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "9e" vs "neuvième" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "9e" / "neuvième". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "9e" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neuvième" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "9e" and "neuvième" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neuvième vs Neuville". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #356,574 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.