Which to use
“chèvres” and “chevreuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,540
- “chèvres” frequency rank
- #37,228
- “chevreuse” frequency rank
- 50768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chèvres | chevreuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chèvre. | Ancienne variété de pêche. |
Where the eye mixes chèvres and chevreuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chèvres runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against chevreuse's 9 (CCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between chèvres and chevreuse
A purely visual mix-up. chèvres (\ʃɛvʁ\) and chevreuse (\ʃə.vʁøz\) 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 50768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chèvres is recorded at frequency rank #13,540, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛvʁ\. chevreuse is at rank #37,228, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.vʁøz\.
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 50768, this pair ranks #160,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chèvres vs chevreuse
Shared letters: cehrsv. Private to "chèvres": è. Private to "chevreuse": u.
"chèvres" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chevreuse" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chevreuse ← cchevreuse · cehvreuse · cherveuse · cheveruse · chevresue · chevreues · chevreusse · chevrreuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chèvres" for "chevreuse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chèvres" or "chevreuse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chèvres" and "chevreuse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chèvres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chevreuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chèvres" and "chevreuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chevreuil vs chevreuse". 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 #160,138 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.