Which to use
“chèvre” and “chevron” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,214
- “chèvre” frequency rank
- #26,665
- “chevron” frequency rank
- 34879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chèvre | chevron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genre de mammifère de l’ordre des ruminants, à cornes creuses et persistantes et à menton garni d’une barbe. | Pièce de bois inclinée employée pour la couverture d’une maison et qui soutient les liteaux sur lesquelles reposent les tuiles, les ardoises. |
Where the eye mixes chèvre and chevron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chèvre and chevron
A purely visual mix-up. chèvre (\ʃɛvʁ\) and chevron (\ʃə.vʁɔ̃\) 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 34879, 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\. chevron is at rank #26,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vʁɔ̃\.
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 34879, this pair ranks #280,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chèvre vs chevron
Shared letters: cehrv. Private to "chèvre": è. Private to "chevron": no.
"chèvre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "chevron" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chevron ← cchevron · cehvron · chervon · chevorn · chevrno · chevronn · chevrron · chevvron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chèvre" and "chevron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chèvre" or "chevron"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chèvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chevron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chèvre" and "chevron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chevron vs chiron". 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 #280,705 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.