Which to use
“chevet” and “cheveu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,364
- “chevet” frequency rank
- #15,833
- “cheveu” frequency rank
- 27197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chevet | cheveu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tête de lit ou partie de la literie où l’on pose sa tête quand on est couché. | Filament organique synthétisé par l’épiderme du crâne humain. |
Where the eye mixes chevet and cheveu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chevet and cheveu
A purely visual mix-up. chevet (\ʃə.vɛ\) 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 a single letter - t in “chevet” becomes u in “cheveu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chevet is recorded at frequency rank #11,364, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vɛ\. 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 27197, this pair ranks #330,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chevet vs cheveu
Shared letters: cehv. Private to "chevet": t. Private to "cheveu": u.
"chevet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cheveu" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chevet" for "cheveu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chevet" or "cheveu"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chevet" and "cheveu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chevet" 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 #330,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chevet" 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 #330,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.