Which to use
“chèvres” and “chevrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,540
- “chèvres” frequency rank
- #34,931
- “chevrons” frequency rank
- 48471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chèvres | chevrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chèvre. | Pluriel de chevron. |
Where the eye mixes chèvres and chevrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chèvres runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against chevrons's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chèvres vs chevrons
A purely visual mix-up. chèvres (\ʃɛvʁ\) and chevrons (\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 48471, 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\. chevrons is at rank #34,931, 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 48471, this pair ranks #178,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chèvres vs chevrons
Shared letters: cehrsv. Private to "chèvres": è. Private to "chevrons": no.
"chèvres" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chevrons" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chevrons ← cchevrons · cehvrons · chervons · chevorns · chevrnos · chevronns · chevronss · chevrosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chèvres" for "chevrons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chèvres" vs "chevrons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chèvres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chevrons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chèvres" and "chevrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chevronné vs chevrons". 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 #178,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.