Which to use
“chèvres” and “chevron” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,540
- “chèvres” frequency rank
- #26,665
- “chevron” frequency rank
- 40205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chèvres | chevron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chèvre. | 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 chèvres and chevron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chèvres and chevron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between chèvres and chevron
A purely visual mix-up. chèvres (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40205, 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\. 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 40205, this pair ranks #242,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chèvres vs chevron
Shared letters: cehrv. Private to "chèvres": sè. Private to "chevron": no.
"chèvres" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chevron" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chevron ← cchevron · cehvron · chervon · chevorn · chevrno · chevronn · chevrron · chevvron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chèvres" for "chevron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chèvres" vs "chevron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chèvres" 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 #242,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chèvres" 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 #242,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.