Which to use
“chaudes” and “chauves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,124
- “chaudes” frequency rank
- #20,083
- “chauves” frequency rank
- 30207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaudes | chauves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de chaud. | Pluriel de chauve. |
Where the eye mixes chaudes and chauves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chaudes with chauves
A purely visual mix-up. chaudes (\ʃod\) and chauves (\ʃov\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “chaudes” becomes v in “chauves”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaudes is recorded at frequency rank #10,124, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃod\. chauves is at rank #20,083, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃov\.
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 30207, this pair ranks #311,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaudes vs chauves
Shared letters: acehsu. Private to "chaudes": d. Private to "chauves": v.
"chaudes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "chauves" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaudes" for "chauves" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chaudes" vs "chauves" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaudes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chauves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaudes" and "chauves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chauves vs Chávez". 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 #311,849 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.