Which to use
“chanvre” and “cyanure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,388
- “chanvre” frequency rank
- #27,030
- “cyanure” frequency rank
- 47418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chanvre | cyanure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plante herbacée, dioïque, dont les fibres de la tige sont utilisés dans la conception textile et dont les inflorescences ont des propriétés psychoactives. | Combinaison du cyanogène avec un corps simple. |
Where the eye mixes chanvre and cyanure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chanvre and cyanure
A purely visual mix-up. chanvre (\ʃɑ̃vʁ\) and cyanure (\sja.nyʁ\) 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 47418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chanvre is recorded at frequency rank #20,388, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃vʁ\. cyanure is at rank #27,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sja.nyʁ\.
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 47418, this pair ranks #187,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chanvre vs cyanure
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "chanvre": hv. Private to "cyanure": uy.
"chanvre" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "cyanure" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chanvre" and "cyanure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chanvre" vs "cyanure" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chanvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cyanure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chanvre" and "cyanure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chantres vs chanvre". 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 #187,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.