Which to use
“chéquier” and “chevrier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,701
- “chéquier” frequency rank
- #43,839
- “chevrier” frequency rank
- 82540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chéquier | chevrier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carnet à souche, réunissant des chèques, délivré par un banquier au titulaire d'un compte chèque. | Pâtre qui mène des chèvres. |
Where the eye mixes chéquier and chevrier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chéquier (CCVCVVVC) and chevrier (CCVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses chéquier with chevrier
A purely visual mix-up. chéquier (\ʃe.kje\) and chevrier (\ʃə.vʁi.je\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chéquier is recorded at frequency rank #38,701, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃe.kje\. chevrier is at rank #43,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vʁi.je\.
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 82540, this pair ranks #16,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chéquier vs chevrier
Shared letters: cehir. Private to "chéquier": qué. Private to "chevrier": v.
"chéquier" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC · "chevrier" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chevrier ← cchevrier · cehvrier · chervier · chevirer · chevreir · chevrierr · chevrire · chevrrier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chéquier" for "chevrier" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "chéquier" or "chevrier" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chéquier" and "chevrier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chéquier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chevrier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chéquier" and "chevrier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chéries vs chevrier". 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 #16,537 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.