Which to use
“chevet” and “cheveux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,364
- “chevet” frequency rank
- #1,177
- “cheveux” frequency rank
- 12541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chevet | cheveux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tête de lit ou partie de la literie où l’on pose sa tête quand on est couché. | Pluriel de cheveu. |
Where the eye mixes chevet and cheveux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chevet runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against cheveux's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between chevet and cheveux
A purely visual mix-up. chevet (\ʃə.vɛ\) and cheveux (\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 12541, 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\. cheveux is at rank #1,177, 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 12541, this pair ranks #404,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chevet vs cheveux
Shared letters: cehv. Private to "chevet": t. Private to "cheveux": ux.
"chevet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cheveux" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chevet" and "cheveux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chevet" vs "cheveux" - which ranks higher?
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 "chevet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cheveux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chevet" and "cheveux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cheney vs chevet". 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 #404,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.