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“corvée” and “cuvée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,583
- “corvée” frequency rank
- #21,903
- “cuvée” frequency rank
- 43486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corvée | cuvée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Travail et service gratuit qui était dû par le paysan à son seigneur. | Quantité de vin qui se fait à la fois dans une cuve. |
Where the eye mixes corvée and cuvée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. corvée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against cuvée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: corvée vs cuvée
A purely visual mix-up. corvée (\kɔʁ.ve\) and cuvée (\ky.ve\) 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 43486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corvée is recorded at frequency rank #21,583, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ve\. cuvée is at rank #21,903, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ky.ve\.
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 43486, this pair ranks #217,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corvée vs cuvée
Shared letters: cevé. Private to "corvée": or. Private to "cuvée": u.
"corvée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cuvée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corvée" and "cuvée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "corvée" or "cuvée" show up more?
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 "corvée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuvée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corvée" and "cuvée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs cuvée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #217,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.