Which to use
“crevette” and “cuvette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,533
- “crevette” frequency rank
- #19,251
- “cuvette” frequency rank
- 43784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crevette | cuvette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit crustacé décapode comestible qu’on pêche sur le bord de la mer ou en eau douce. | Récipient large et peu profond dont on se sert pour se laver, ou destiné à des usages domestiques. |
Where the eye mixes crevette and cuvette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crevette with cuvette
A purely visual mix-up. crevette (\kʁə.vɛt\) and cuvette (\ky.vɛt\) 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 43784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crevette is recorded at frequency rank #24,533, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁə.vɛt\. cuvette is at rank #19,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ky.vɛt\.
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 43784, this pair ranks #215,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crevette vs cuvette
Shared letters: cetv. Private to "crevette": r. Private to "cuvette": u.
"crevette" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "cuvette" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crevette" for "cuvette" ever safe?
Which is more common, "crevette" or "cuvette"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "crevette" and "cuvette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crevette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuvette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crevette" and "cuvette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cosette vs cuvette". 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 #215,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.