Which to use
“crevée” and “cuvée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,626
- “crevée” frequency rank
- #21,903
- “cuvée” frequency rank
- 55529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crevée | cuvée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trouée, échancrure, déchirure. | Quantité de vin qui se fait à la fois dans une cuve. |
Where the eye mixes crevée and cuvée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crevée runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against cuvée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: crevée vs cuvée
A purely visual mix-up. crevée (\kʁə.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 55529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crevée is recorded at frequency rank #33,626, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁə.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 55529, this pair ranks #126,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crevée vs cuvée
Shared letters: cevé. Private to "crevée": r. Private to "cuvée": u.
"crevée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "cuvée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crevée" and "cuvée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "crevée" or "cuvée"?
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 "crevée" 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 #126,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crevée" and "cuvée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clèves vs crevée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #126,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.