Which to use
“bienvenu” is an adjective and “bienvenue” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,279
- “bienvenu” frequency rank
- #2,505
- “bienvenue” frequency rank
- 12784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bienvenu | bienvenue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui arrive à propos, que l’on accueille avec plaisir. | Formule de bienveillance ou de civilité dont on se sert à l’égard d’une personne qui arrive. |
Same sound, different letters: bienvenu vs bienvenue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. bienvenu runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against bienvenue's 9 (CVVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - bienvenu and bienvenue
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bienvenu and bienvenue carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bjɛ̃.və.ny\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anintj, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bienvenu” sits inside “bienvenue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bienvenu is recorded at frequency rank #10,279, classified as anadj, pronounced \bjɛ̃.və.ny\. bienvenue is at rank #2,505, tagged as anintj, pronounced \bjɛ̃.və.ny\.
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 12784, this pair ranks #403,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bienvenu vs bienvenue
Shared letters: beinuv. Private to "bienvenu": -. Private to "bienvenue": -.
"bienvenu" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "bienvenue" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bienvenu" and "bienvenue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bienvenu" or "bienvenue"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "bienvenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bienvenue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bienvenu" and "bienvenue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bienvenu vs bienvenues". 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 #403,784 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.