Which to use
“chenilles” and “chevilles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,205
- “chenilles” frequency rank
- #15,327
- “chevilles” frequency rank
- 37532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chenilles | chevilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chenille. | Pluriel de cheville. |
Where the eye mixes chenilles and chevilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chenilles vs chevilles
A purely visual mix-up. chenilles (\ʃə.nij\) and chevilles (\ʃə.vij\) 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 - n in “chenilles” becomes v in “chevilles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chenilles is recorded at frequency rank #22,205, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.nij\. chevilles is at rank #15,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vij\.
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 37532, this pair ranks #261,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chenilles vs chevilles
Shared letters: cehils. Private to "chenilles": n. Private to "chevilles": v.
"chenilles" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "chevilles" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chenilles" and "chevilles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chenilles" or "chevilles"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chenilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chevilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chenilles" and "chevilles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chelles vs chenilles". 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 #261,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.