Which to use
“cheveu” and “chèvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,833
- “cheveu” frequency rank
- #13,540
- “chèvres” frequency rank
- 29373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheveu | chèvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Filament organique synthétisé par l’épiderme du crâne humain. | Pluriel de chèvre. |
Where the eye mixes cheveu and chèvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cheveu runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against chèvres's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cheveu and chèvres
A purely visual mix-up. cheveu (\ʃə.vø\) and chèvres (\ʃɛvʁ\) 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 29373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheveu is recorded at frequency rank #15,833, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vø\. chèvres is at rank #13,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛvʁ\.
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 29373, this pair ranks #317,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cheveu vs chèvres
Shared letters: cehv. Private to "cheveu": u. Private to "chèvres": rsè.
"cheveu" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "chèvres" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cheveu ← ccheveu · cehveu · cheevu · chevue · chevveu · chheveu · chveeu · hceveu
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cheveu" and "chèvres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cheveu" or "chèvres"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheveu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chèvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheveu" and "chèvres" 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 #317,084 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.