Which to use
“carreaux” and “cerveaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,534
- “carreaux” frequency rank
- #12,927
- “cerveaux” frequency rank
- 26461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carreaux | cerveaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de carreau. | Pluriel de cerveau. |
Where the eye mixes carreaux and cerveaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. carreaux and cerveaux follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses carreaux with cerveaux
A purely visual mix-up. carreaux (\ka.ʁo\) and cerveaux (\sɛʁ.vo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carreaux is recorded at frequency rank #13,534, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁo\. cerveaux is at rank #12,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛʁ.vo\.
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 26461, this pair ranks #334,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of carreaux vs cerveaux
Shared letters: acerux. Private to "carreaux": -. Private to "cerveaux": v.
"carreaux" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "cerveaux" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carreaux" and "cerveaux" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "carreaux" or "cerveaux"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "carreaux" and "cerveaux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carreaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerveaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carreaux" and "cerveaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerceau vs cerveaux". 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 #334,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.