Which to use
“chèvres” and “chevrier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,540
- “chèvres” frequency rank
- #43,839
- “chevrier” frequency rank
- 57379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chèvres | chevrier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chèvre. | Pâtre qui mène des chèvres. |
Where the eye mixes chèvres and chevrier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chèvres runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against chevrier's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chèvres vs chevrier
A purely visual mix-up. chèvres (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57379, 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\. 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 57379, this pair ranks #115,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chèvres vs chevrier
Shared letters: cehrv. Private to "chèvres": sè. Private to "chevrier": i.
"chèvres" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chevrier" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chevrier ← cchevrier · cehvrier · chervier · chevirer · chevreir · chevrierr · chevrire · chevrrier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chèvres" and "chevrier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "chèvres" or "chevrier" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chèvres" and "chevrier" 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 "chevrier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chèvres" 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 #115,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.