Which to use
“chevaux” and “cheveu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,663
- “chevaux” frequency rank
- #15,833
- “cheveu” frequency rank
- 18496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chevaux | cheveu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cheval. | Filament organique synthétisé par l’épiderme du crâne humain. |
Where the eye mixes chevaux and cheveu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chevaux runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against cheveu's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between chevaux and cheveu
A purely visual mix-up. chevaux (\ʃə.vo\) and cheveu (\ʃə.vø\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chevaux is recorded at frequency rank #2,663, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vo\. cheveu is at rank #15,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vø\.
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 18496, this pair ranks #378,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chevaux vs cheveu
Shared letters: cehuv. Private to "chevaux": ax. Private to "cheveu": -.
"chevaux" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "cheveu" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chevaux" and "cheveu" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chevaux" vs "cheveu" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chevaux" and "cheveu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chevaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cheveu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chevaux" and "cheveu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cheveu vs chevreau". 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 #378,028 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.