Which to use
“chèvre” and “chevrier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,214
- “chèvre” frequency rank
- #43,839
- “chevrier” frequency rank
- 52053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chèvre | chevrier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genre de mammifère de l’ordre des ruminants, à cornes creuses et persistantes et à menton garni d’une barbe. | Pâtre qui mène des chèvres. |
Where the eye mixes chèvre and chevrier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chèvre vs chevrier
A purely visual mix-up. chèvre (\ʃɛvʁ\) and chevrier (\ʃə.vʁi.je\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chèvre is recorded at frequency rank #8,214, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛvʁ\. chevrier is at rank #43,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vʁi.je\.
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 52053, this pair ranks #150,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chèvre vs chevrier
Shared letters: cehrv. Private to "chèvre": è. Private to "chevrier": i.
"chèvre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "chevrier" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chevrier ← cchevrier · cehvrier · chervier · chevirer · chevreir · chevrierr · chevrire · chevrrier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chèvre" and "chevrier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chèvre" or "chevrier"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chèvre" and "chevrier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chèvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chevrier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chèvre" and "chevrier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chéries vs chevrier". 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 #150,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.