Which to use
“cheville” and “cueille” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,213
- “cheville” frequency rank
- #42,265
- “cueille” frequency rank
- 50478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheville | cueille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceau de bois ou de métal qu’on fait entrer dans un trou pour le boucher, pour faire des assemblages ou pour d’autres usages. | Action de cueillir. |
Where the eye mixes cheville and cueille
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cheville runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against cueille's 7 (CVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cheville vs cueille
A purely visual mix-up. cheville (\ʃə.vij\) and cueille (\kœj\) 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 50478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheville is recorded at frequency rank #8,213, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vij\. cueille is at rank #42,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kœj\.
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 50478, this pair ranks #162,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cheville vs cueille
Shared letters: ceil. Private to "cheville": hv. Private to "cueille": u.
"cheville" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "cueille" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cheville" and "cueille" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cheville" or "cueille"?
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 "cheville" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cueille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheville" and "cueille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédille vs cueille". 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 #162,309 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.